Aurora puts on a mesmerising display – and are visible as far down Britain as Devon
The Southern Lights! Aurora puts on a mesmerising display – and are visible as far down Britain as Devon
Britons were left astounded on Wednesday ad the Northern Lights were visible as far south as DevonThe eye-catching green aurora was visible across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and EnglandA solar flare was spotted heading to Earth, leaving the Sun on November 2, and was visible on WednesdayThe stunning light displays are normally limited to high-latitude regions around the Artic and the AntarcticHave YOU taken a shot of the Northern Lights tonight? Send them to pictures@dailymail.co.uk
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Britons were left astounded on Wednesday night as the Northern Lights put on a mesmerising display and lit up the night skies as far south as Devon.
The stunning aurora saw streaks of green light glowing across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland and northerly parts of Wales and England after a solar flare was spotted heading to Earth.
According to the Met Office, a coronal mass ejection (CME) was seen leaving the Sun on November 2, and it reached Earth on Wednesday evening.
When charged particles from the Sun meet the Earth’s magnetosphere, it generates a geomagnetic storm that produces eye-catching light shows, but the displays are usually limited to high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic.
But when the solar flares or coronal mass ejections are particularly strong, these shows can appear at lower latitudes – and many cloud-free and low-light pollution areas across the UK this evening, with the displays spotted as far south as Bedfordshire.
There has been a marked increase in larger flares that can cause more southerly aurora in recent months, with the most recent on Thursday, October 28 – known as the Halloween storm.
Here, MailOnline showcases some of the most spectacular light displays that were seen by amazed Britons on Wednesday night as the solar flare reached Earth.
DEVON: Luke Farley saw the Northern Lights visible near Crediton at around 9pm on Wednesday evening, as the stunning aurora put on a mesmerising display
CUMBRIA: A Twitter user who goes by Kathelcymru shared stunning photographs showing the night skies in Eden Valley, Cumbria, lit up with streaks of green light
CUMBRIA: When charged particles from the Sun meet the Earth’s magnetosphere, it generates a geomagnetic storm that produces eye-catching light shows, like those seen by Kathel in Eden Valley, Cumbria
EDINBURGH: The Northern Lights could be seen in Edinburgh on Wednesday night
CAMPSIE FELLS: A view of the Northern Lights seen from a Scottish mountain after 10.15pm Wednesday evening
NORTH YORKSHIRE: One Twitter user shared this image of the Northern Lights from North Yorkshire
WATERFORD: Northern Lights viewed from Knockmealdown in County Waterford, Ireland
STIRLING: Northern Lights are viewed from Stirling in Scotland on Wednesday evening
HADRIAN’S WALL: The northern lights were visible Wednesday night on Hadrian’s wall. A sycamore gap from around 9.30pm untill 2.30am following a coronal mass ejection from the sun
BEDFORDSHIRE: Photographer Roger Skillin caught a glimpse of the Northern Lights as far south as Cranfield, Bedfordshire, on the cloudless Wednesday night
CUMBRIA: Many cloud-free and low-light pollution areas across the UK this evening, with the displays spotted in areas across Britain – including by Kathel in Eden Valley, Cumbria
CUMBRIA: The night sky in Eden Valley, Cumbria, were amazingly lit up with streaks of green light as the aurora became visible, as photographs taken by Kathel show
