Northern Lights expected to be visible across Ireland tonight amid intense solar storm

An intense solar storm and clear skies may give people a rare opportunity to see the Northern Lights across Ireland tonight.

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Met Éireann has said that it may be possible to see the northern Iights in all parts of Ireland, but those living in the northern half of the country will have the best chance to see them.“Where skies are clear and provided dark enough skies, sightings are expected to develop following the CME arrival across the northern half of the UK, with a chance that aurora may become visible to all parts of the UK and similar geomagnetic latitudes,” the Met Office stated.

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