In pictures: Northern lights display sends the skies purple

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Northern Lights captured connected video successful Herefordshire

By Vanessa Pearce

BBC News, West Midlands

Stunning images of the Northern Lights illuminating parts of England person been captured by photographers.

The entity turned vivid shades of purple and was spotted from Cumbria to arsenic acold southbound arsenic the Isles of Scilly.

The improvement is caused by the enactment of the star upwind and Earth's magnetic tract and precocious atmosphere, said the Met Office.

Clearer skies contiguous whitethorn mean determination volition beryllium a greater accidental for immoderate bully views of the aurora, it said.

Aurorawatch, UK. a work tally by Lancaster University, issued a reddish alert indicating it was apt that aurora would beryllium disposable by oculus and camera from anyplace successful the UK.

Image source, Degsy/Weather Watchers

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The show was disposable arsenic acold southbound arsenic the Isles of Scilly, arsenic captured by Weather Watcher Degsy connected St Martin's

Image source, @tom_matthews_photography/Instagram

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The charged particles lighting up the ambiance were seen successful Minchinhampton Common , Gloucestershire

Image source, Seaside Seeker/Weather Watchers

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Stithians successful Cornwall was treated to a vivid purple display

Image source, Steven Johnson/SJP Photography

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Photographer Steven Johnson captured this representation of the Herd Groyne Lighthouse successful South Shields

Image source, Johnnygios/Weather Watchers

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The entity was a substance of purple and greenish crossed the Lake District. This representation was taken successful Kendal, Cumbria

Image source, PA Media

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This representation was captured of St Mary's lighthouse successful Whitley Bay connected the northbound eastbound seashore of England.

Image source, Nick Off The Tump/Weather Watchers

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A representation of the aurora taken successful Craven Arms, Shropshire

Image source, Stewart/Weather Watchers

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This representation of the aurora lighting up the nighttime entity was taken from Whitehaven, Cumbria by BBC Weather Watcher Stewart

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