THE Northern Lights were visible over the UK on Wednesday night, with people as far south as Cumbria and Northumberland spotting the solar storm.
The electrical storms are rarely seen in the UK, so of course many have taken to social media to share their snaps of the show.
The Aurora Borealis was seen over Alnmouth in Northumberland at St Cuthbert’s Cross.
The same display was also spotted over Scotland.
Aurora from Loch Lomond tonight @chunder10 @BBCWthrWatchers @TamithaSkov @StormHour @AuroraNotify @Aurora_Alerts @aurorawatchuk pic.twitter.com/fogQs93Pi7
— john anderson (@john_a_photo) March 2, 2017
The #Auroraborealis in great form last night at David Stirling Memorial #ScotSpirit #northernlights @StirObserver #Scotland pic.twitter.com/ZpB7x18Idb
— Airborne Lens (@AirborneLens) March 2, 2017
Aurora to the north of St Andrews just now #auroraborealis #northernlights @TamithaSkov @SunViewer @TweetAurora @PhysicsSteve pic.twitter.com/AHMjA0qKsi
— Dr Urska Demsar (@udemsar) March 1, 2017
They were also seen in Cumbria
Spectacular Aurora Borealis over North Cumbria and Scottish Borders. Northern Lights shining bright #Auroraborealis #Northernlights #aurora pic.twitter.com/1zUBlORoXm
— Stuart Walker (@StuWalkerPhotos) March 2, 2017
@barrabest @angie_weather @ILoveNorthCoast @auroraserviceeu @Aurora_ireland @aurorawatchuk Giants Causeway and darned cloud pic.twitter.com/DNtIl4WDlp
— Kathleen Millar (@kmmillar2000) March 2, 2017
The green lights seen here are caused by charged particles hitting oxygen molecules about 60 miles above the Earth.
Seeing the Northern Lights as far south as the UK is rare, and is down to a particularly high quantity of charged particles coming from the sun, which are able to enter the atmosphere further from the northern magnetic pole.
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