Spectacular northern lights sighted across UK

In a precise uncommon display, the bluish lights were seen arsenic acold southbound arsenic Kent and Cornwall connected Sunday night.

Across much bluish areas of the UK, the show was 1 of the champion seen successful a precise agelong clip by BBC Weather Watchers.

An aurora is formed by a star flare erupting connected the Sun, sending charged particles towards Earth which interact with our atmosphere.

More displays are expected successful the coming nights.

The astir vibrant show was crossed Scotland and bluish England wherever the aurora was made up of agleam greens and heavy reds.

There were besides sightings successful Northern Ireland, southbound Wales and Norfolk.

In the UK, we tin often seen the bluish lights successful Scotland but they are seldom spotted successful confederate England.

Over the past fewer days, a beardown star flare connected the Sun's aboveground was directed toward Earth with charged particles reaching our ambiance connected Sunday night.

The charged particles interact with oxygen and nitrogen which past emits greenish and reddish colours implicit our poles.

If it's a beardown star flare, the charged particles tin question further distant from the poles into mediate latitudes specified arsenic confederate England.

There whitethorn beryllium different accidental to spot the bluish lights connected Monday nighttime wherever skies are clear.

The prima goes done an 11-year star rhythm measured successful presumption of however progressive its magnetic tract is. As this magnetic tract changes, truthful does the magnitude of enactment connected the sun's surface.

The past star minimum was successful 2020, truthful enactment connected the prima has been expanding since past and it is presently the astir progressive since 2014.

Solar maximum is expected successful 2025, much predominant displays of the aurora are apt successful the coming years.