Nature’s most spectacular show will be on display on Tuesday night again as the Aurora Borealis make another appearance in Irish skies.
The good news is that the sun is going through a lot of solar activity at present and there ought to be opportunities over the next year to see them.Paddy Morgan: ‘You can’t sit at home forever. Life has to go on, you have to do something’ However, those who think they will be able to look up and see some of the beautiful salmon pink, yellow and green images you see on photographs are likely to be sorely disappointed.
“We are going to have this for the next year. If we get some clear skies, we could get lucky. Normally, you’d only see them in places like Donegal, but we are getting them all over the country now,” she said. The Northern Lights on display over Ireland. Image taken from the Copper Coast in Co. Waterford last night. Photograph: Kevin Doyle