Did you spot any?
Lots of people have been saying that they saw flashes of lights over the sky last night and this morning. A lot of reports have come in from the north east, especially over Belfast.
Flashes in the sky over East Belfast. UFO, or faulty street light? #WeDeserveTheTruth
— niallmcgee (@niallmcgee) October 14, 2016
Anyone else seen these bright white flashes in the sky this morning?? @barrabest
— Emma Crawford (@monkey_mommie) October 14, 2016
I saw a number of white flashes in the sky as I drove to work this morning, but there was no thunder. Is this the end of the world?
— Barry Whyte (@BarryWhyte85) October 14, 2016
Has anyone seen those weird white flashes in the sky over Belfast? Freaking me out!!
— गणपति बाप्पा मोरया! (@katzenzungen) October 14, 2016
But fret not, we’re not being invaded. It’s down to an aurora over Ireland.
Astronomy Ireland gave an update on their Facebook page saying:
“An explosion on the Sun (CME) on Oct. 8th hit the Earth today with a glancing blow leading to strong displays of the Northern Lights that should be visible from all of Ireland. The Moon is nearly a Full Moon and so will brighten the sky even for rural viewers, but everyone should check the northern horizon all night long for possible display.
We are expecting a ‘coronal hole’ on the Sun to cause more aurorae on Oct. 15th so check the northern sky every night from tonight (Thursday) until Monday!”
Here is the full post:
