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Northern lights display captured over England Northern lights display captured over England
(about 5 hours later)
The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - has been giving rare and spectacular displays over parts of England.The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - has been giving rare and spectacular displays over parts of England.
The light show, which is caused by electrically charged particles from the Sun entering the Earth's atmosphere, was visible as the Earth moves into a new alignment with the Sun.The light show, which is caused by electrically charged particles from the Sun entering the Earth's atmosphere, was visible as the Earth moves into a new alignment with the Sun.
The display was spotted across Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham. The display was spotted across the North East, Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Here are some of the images that were captured.Here are some of the images that were captured.