Northern lights: 11 of the best Aurora sightings captured
The northern lights were seen across the UK on Sunday, with the light phenomenon being enjoyed by people up and down the country.
Pictures of the rare Aurora display were captured in areas including North Uist in Scotland, North Wales, Cambridgeshire and Shropshire.
On Sunday night, the Met Office said: “A coronal hole high-speed stream arrived this evening combined with a rather fast coronal mass ejection leading to Aurora sightings across the UK.”
The Met Office also said there is a chance of seeing the northern lights again on Monday night.
The forecaster added that the rare sightings of the aurora borealis further south in the UK on Sunday night were due to the “strength” of a geomagnetic storm and the “strip of cloudless skies” in southern regions.
Here, The Independent takes a look at some of the best sightings of the northern lights shared online:
Taken by Castlerock Beach - Northern Ireland - a viewer spotted a ray of light green blurred in the sky.
The Northern Lights over the past hour on the north coast of Ireland 🎆🌟🌙🎇 pic.twitter.com/0k87AiAhNz
— Al Mennie (@AlMennie) February 26, 2023
A simmer of red and green was spotted from a viewer’s window in Elgin, Scotland.
The view from my driveway right now 🤯 Straight from my phone too! #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/vPAfUogyul
— Gilbert Pellegrom 🍋 (@gilbitron) February 26, 2023
One woman snapped this picture from her phone camera by the Causeway Coast - north of Northern Ireland.
Well that was an unexpected treat. #NorthernLights #Ireland pic.twitter.com/trl0lAbqll
— Sara O'Neill Artist 🐚 (@SaraONeillArt) February 26, 2023
The northern lights can be seen crossing paths with the historic landmark, Stonehenge.
The Northern Lights over Stonehenge last night 😲😍❤️💚💙💛 📷 credit by Stonehenge Drone scapes on FB#Aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #stonehenge #stars #astro #OMG #beautiful pic.twitter.com/YNgROjYPr6
— Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) February 27, 2023
A group of campers pitched their tents by Aonach Mòr - Scotland - and were treated to this breathtaking view.
We cracked it is at last!! Sat on top of Aonach Mòr this fine night! 😀💫❤️🙏#NorthernLights @TGOMagazine #Wildcamping pic.twitter.com/l7mkdaRIEY
— AdventureTrails-Scot (@OTATScotland) February 26, 2023
Red and green shades were seen stretching across the skies of Dundee, Scotland.
Dundee as I’ve never seen it before from other side of the Tay. Wow. #northernlights pic.twitter.com/6sFVbVcpgv
— Lesley Riddoch (@LesleyRiddoch) February 26, 2023
A contrast of red blending into the green was spotted by Inverness over Ben Wyvis and the Beauly Firth.
Never photographed the #aurora ever until tonight……I think I’m hooked !!#NorthernLights over Ben Wyvis and the Beauly Firth 💛 pic.twitter.com/CdkcvRmg27
— Duncan Chisholm (@DuncanWChisholm) February 26, 2023
A panoramic view of the northern lights was spotted in Buncrana, Ireland.
Lovely wee show of the Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis over Buncrana here in Inishowen, County Donegal now. Delighted loads of folks got to see them to! Pale green and reds to the naked eye! @wildatlanticway @GoToIreland @donegal @govisitdonegal @Visit_Inishowen @Failte_Ireland pic.twitter.com/pUn8ZTJpdm
— Adam Rory Porter (@adamroryporter) February 26, 2023
The rare aurora display was seen by the Grassholme Observatory in the countryside of Durham.
Incredible naked eye Aurora here at Grassholme Observatory tonight. Amazing pictures from Andy Morl with more to come soon @JenBartram @bbcweather @itvweather @Ross_Hutchinson pic.twitter.com/GG5d6XmApL
— Grassholme Observatory (@GrassholmeObser) February 26, 2023
Students from The Isle of Man captured this image with a tinge of red and green in the sky.
Check out these incredible photos taken by Upper Fourth student Alicia, capturing the magnificent Aurora that was visible on the Isle of Man last night! 📸🌌 These are fantastic photos Alicia, well done! ⭐#Auroraborealis #NorthernLights #isleofman #IslandLife pic.twitter.com/uOLTu4V08q
— KingWilliamsCollege (@kwciom) February 27, 2023
Faint red lights of Aurora and bright lights were spotted in Oxfordshire.
Finally gone through 8.5hrs of images from my other DSLR that was imaging the #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights from #Oxfordshire last night. The full set of videos from both DSLRs + our aurora camera are just uploading to You Tube pic.twitter.com/PyCmZ3dA0z
— Mary McIntyre FRAS (she/her) (@Spicey_Spiney) February 27, 2023