Aurora UK

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About this app

** Please note that due to the popularity of this app and the limits on the free number of notifications imposed by Google you may not receive notifications, even if registered to do so.

The aurora borealis (or northern lights) is a spectacular natural phenomenon which can occasionally be seen in the night sky over Britain. Once seen, it is never forgotten. AuroraWatch UK allows you to monitor geomagnetic activity in real time, and will let you know when aurora may be visible from the UK. Push notifications alert you when an Aurora is likely.

This Android application has been developed with the help and support from the original AuroraWatch UK application on the iPhone, please see https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/aurorawatch-uk/id946141347?mt=8 for more information.

AuroraWatch UK is a free service run by Lancaster University, indicating the likelihood of an auroral sighting from within the UK.

This AuroraWatch UK Android app, developed in association with AuroraWatch UK, allows you to have this data at your fingertips on your phone, alerts as in on the iPhone sent directly to your phone.

Monitor the UK's geomagnetic activity in real-time.
Aurora notifications (Yellow, Amber, and Red)
See how likely an auroral sighting is.
View last 24 hours data and plot's.
The app is available on phones and tablets
A page of useful links
Report any sightings.

Ratings and reviews

The whole point of this app is to send a notification when there is an aurora. It doesnt, and hasn't done so for ages. So I uninstalled and reinstalled the app but still failed to receive notifications of red alerts. The app has good clear information to see, but it's no good if it doesn't send notifications to tell you there is an aurora. outside. Surely that's the whole point of the app.

love the idea of this app but literally never receive any notifications. i have them enabled for red and amber alerts but it never comes through. will be switiching to a different app so that i don't miss another viewing.

I have my notifications set for alerts to amber and red, and yet I missed out on some high activity over the past few days again, including today (as of when I wrote this review), and it just isn't fair. I have been literally and metaphorically left in the dark as to when the next display of nature might be.

What’s new

Bug fixes for alerts