Last night, a few lucky people managed to catch sight of a beautiful Aurora Borealis, over northern areas of the UK. It even stretched to the north of Midlands and mid Wales.
This fabulous weather phenomenon is caused by a severe geomagnetic storm which whips through the earth's upper atmosphere.
If you didn't see the Aurora last night, here are some colourful shots taken around the British Isles.
And looking due east (still rubbish to the north, too many clouds) #AuroraBorealis #Aurorawatch pic.twitter.com/oiqLY5ZRKl
— Les (@LifeOnLewis) March 17, 2015
WOW! RT @GM7PBB: #Aurora - 21:28 #corona iso800 f2.8 6seconds 11mm #ness #isleoflewis @VirtualAstro @aurorawatchuk pic.twitter.com/lMfQQXBeoZ
— Virtual Astronomer (@VirtualAstro) March 17, 2015
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Green from space. We have @Space_Station aurora views: [video] https://t.co/UG1x2YutsO pic.twitter.com/FBpXJ5OIhd
— NASA (@NASA) March 17, 2015
#AuroraBorealis over Saddleworth Moors at 11pm @VirtualAstro @PeoplesAstro @ChadWeather @liamdutton @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/65t9HK7Mhc
— Lisa Sutch (@LisaMSutch) March 18, 2015
Caught the aurora for the first time this evening! :) From Caernarfon, North Wales. #AuroraBorealis @VirtualAstro pic.twitter.com/6vrYYqYC9o
— Neil Thomas (@neilthomas) March 17, 2015
Northern Lights on Islay near midnight even more intense. Great show #Aurora #AuroraBorealis #scotland pic.twitter.com/wpaqphE70J
— Isle of Islay (@isleofislay) March 18, 2015
