Caught a tweet from Will Gator’s twitter feed a couple of days ago which led me to this post and The Aurora Live web cam provided by the NiCT (National Institute of Information Communications Technology).

I’ve had it loaded in a tab in my browser for a few days now and I’ve seen some great Aurora pictures; you can access a selection of past images in the Image Archives section of the site; they provide a desktop viewer version if that’s easier for you.

On 30/10/08 at 1246 UK time (0346 Alaskan time) I saw what I thought was Ursa Major through the green; I’ve since confirmed this with Stellarium – fantastic! 

Keep a look out during UK day light hours; as I write this post it’s 0830 UK time and The Aurora Live web cam shows a nice green glow on the horizon.

I’m sure it doesn’t beat being there and seeing with your own eyes but for now it will have to do.

Until the next post… Clear Skies!

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