Aurora sightings

Recent sightings

The map below shows the location of recent UK aurora sightings submitted to the Aurorasaurus citizen science project. Click on a pin to find out more details about the sighting.

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Submit your sighting

You can help contribute to the Aurorasaurus citizen science project to help us understand more about when and where an aurora can be seen. Just click on one of the buttons below and fill out the form. Your submission will be saved as an anonymous AuroraWatch UK user. Alternatively, you can register for your own account with the project here.

Did you see the aurora?

  • Buttons to match Aurorasaurus styling
  • Depending on which the user clicks, the appropriate Aurorasaurus form (in AW UK styling) would appear here.
  • Input form

AuroraWatch UK is collaborating with Aurorasaurus to record and study sightings of the aurora from across the UK. By using the submission form on the AuroraWatch UK website you agree to us sharing your submission with Aurorasaurus. Submissions made through the AuroraWatch UK website are anonymous, unless you explicity chose to share personally identifiable information through the comment field. The Aurorasaurus privacy policy can be found here and the AuroraWatch UK privacy policy can be found here.

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