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![The aurora over Haddington, Scotland. Credit: Migle Petruskeviciute](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aurora-over-haddington-scotland.webp)
A-roaring display
The dazzling and colourful aurora borealis, or northern lights, observed by many across the UK last weekend was one of the most extreme and long-lasting geomagnetic storms recorded in the last 155 years.
![IGRF-13 map of declination angle (in degrees east or west of true north) for 2020. © UKRI](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IGRF-13_Declination_2020-960x645-1.jpg)
BGS leads update to maps of the Earth’s magnetic field
The International Geomagnetic Reference Field, used for navigation on mobile phones and in space, is updated every five years.
![Aurora borealis in northern Norway. © Jeremy Bishop/Unsplash.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/henrik-heitmann-wQ1UIvNfgYQ-unsplash.webp)
Will 2024 be the Year of the Aurora?
The Sun’s approximate eleven-year activity cycle is predicted to peak this year, prompting BGS scientists to anticipate that 2024 will be the ‘Year of the Aurora’.
![BGS Geomagnetism webinar](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/geomagnetism_lecture__website_banner.jpg)
From the Earth’s core to outer space: understanding the magnetic field
A special webinar focusing on our our geomagnetism research, including how we measure the magnetic field, everyday applications and mitigating the threats of space weather.
![Variometer hut at the Lerwick Magnetic Observatory, designed in 1921](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/old-geomag-huts-thumb.jpg)
Observing magnetic fields: 100 years of data
Marking the centenary of the Lerwick Geophysical Observatory.
![An array of solar panels in a field](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FLO_final_install.jpg)
UK’s geomagnetic blind spots tackled with new observatories
Three new geomagnetic observatories have been installed across the UK to fill in the country’s 'blind spots' and tackle the risk posed by space weather.
![A hand holding a compass over a map](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/compassandOSmap.jpg)
The Great North Run
The directions of true, grid and magnetic north will, for the first time, coincide at various locations in Great Britain between 2022 and 2026.
![BGS Podcast Geomagnetism](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Podcast_web_Sarah_Reay.jpg)
Geomagnetism with Sarah Reay
Sarah Reay discusses why we study the Earth's magnetic field, the best location for a geomagnetic observatory, and tips for spotting the Aurora Borealis.