{"id":356,"date":"2016-09-22T08:36:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T08:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/?p=356"},"modified":"2016-09-27T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T10:12:07","slug":"the-aurora-is-out-now-how-do-i-see-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/aurorawatchuk\/2016\/09\/22\/the-aurora-is-out-now-how-do-i-see-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The aurora is out, now how do I see it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

AuroraWatch UK constantly strives to send out accurate alerts of when the aurora might be visible from the UK, and we let you know from where you might be able to see it too. So\u00a0picture the scene: we’ve just issued an amber alert<\/a>.\u00a0That means that it could be possible to see the aurora from Scotland,\u00a0northern England, Northern Ireland and possibly elsewhere in the UK too. And what are the chances, it’s a clear sky too! So you run outside, then see something like this:<\/p>\n

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@aurorawatchuk<\/a> @metoffice<\/a> @SeanBattySTV<\/a> #aurora<\/a> close to #Shetland<\/a> and with nice clear skies we wait patiently pic.twitter.com\/sWNaF0kbDE<\/a><\/p>\n

— Promote Shetland (@PromoteShetland) September 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n