Northern Lights alert as solar storm to spark auroras in Scotland tonight - when to watch
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Northern Lights could be spotted in Scotland this Christmas weekend due to a solar storm.A celestial light display is expected on Thursday night and early on Christmas Eve due to a minor geomagnetic storm, according to the Met Office's space weather forecast.The best times to spot the lights are between 10pm and midnight.It's during this period when disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere - which is what causes the lights - are at their peak, says AuroraWatch UK.The Met Office says: "The auroral oval is likely to be slightly enhanced at high latitudes late on the 23rd into the 24th."Onlookers could catch a glimpse of the otherworldly spectacle, also known as aurora borealis, if the weather doesn't get in the way.Unfortunately, tonight
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