Weather<\/a> forecasting service said: \u201cThe auroral oval is likely to become enhanced over the coming days, due to glancing CME (coronal mass ejection) effects and then a coronal hole fast wind. Aurora is increasingly likely to become visible from Scotland and similar geomagnetic latitudes by 07 November. There is then a chance of aurora being seen from Northern Ireland and northern England, and a slight chance of glimpses from Wales and central England, although confidence here is low.\u201d<\/p>\nA coronal mass ejection occurs when a massive cloud of charged and highly magnetised plasma bursts from the solar corona into space, triggering radio and magnetic disruptions on Earth. The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis as they\u2019re also known, are usually only visible from northern latitudes.<\/p>\n
However, during a coronal mass ejection (CME) \u2013 a solar eruption of charged particles \u2013 the aurora can extend to more southern latitudes, including the UK. The Met Office has indicated that the visible aurora could reach as far south as Lancashire, the Midlands, and Wales, provided the skies are dark and clear.<\/p>\n
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The Met Office said: \u201cSolar activity has been Moderate over the past 24 hours with two moderate class flares. Both have been from the complex region in the northeast. There are six active regions visible on the solar disc, with the complex region in the northeast remaining the largest and most notable and shows significant magnetic complexity.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral CMEs (Coronal mass ejections) were seen leaving the Sun during the 24-hour period. A CME associated with the M7.6 flare at 05\/1118 UTC from AR4274 may give a glancing blow with Earth on the 07th of November. A further CME associated with the M8.6 flare from AR4274 at 05\/2207 UTC is currently undergoing analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Northern Lights are the result of significant solar activity, which releases vast amounts of charged particles \u2013 known as solar wind \u2013 into space.<\/p>\n
When these particles are trapped by Earth\u2019s magnetic field, they can collide with gas molecules in the atmosphere, causing a geomagnetic storm. These collisions emit light at various wavelengths, creating the stunning colourful displays we know as the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n
The UK is currently witnessing an increase in aurora displays, courtesy of the Sun\u2019s solar cycle. According to the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), we are presently nearing the apex of the 11-year solar cycle, referred to as the \u2018solar maximum\u2019.<\/p>\n
The RAS explains that sunspots, flares, and CMEs all become more prevalent during the solar maximum.<\/p>\n
The higher the geomagnetic activity, the better the odds of observing the aurora borealis at lower latitudes, including the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Aurorawatch UK project has today issued a \u2018red alert\u2019 meaning with skies quite clear people mightbe ale…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":552620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,6623,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-552619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-northern-lights","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115502104199180931","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/552620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The Northern Lights in Monmouthshire last year(Image: John Myers)<\/p>\n