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Your pictures: Northern Lights illuminate sky over Britain Spectacular Northern Lights illuminate sky over UK
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There were spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - across parts of the UK on Sunday evening. There have been spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - across parts of the UK overnight.
The colourful phenomenon, which is caused by electrically charged particles from the sun entering the earth's atmosphere, was seen in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England and Wales The colourful phenomenon was visible in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but was also spotted as far south as Anglesey in Wales and Lancashire in England.
Aurora Borealis occurs when electrically-charged particles from the sun enter the earth's atmosphere.
Many people took to social media to share photographs of the dramatic show.
Forecasters had predicted good conditions for Aurora Borealis, and sightings were reported for several hours from about 20:00 GMT.
Gavin Chambers, an RSPB warden, tweeted pictures of vivid green in the sky over Lake Vyrnwy in Powys, Wales, saying: "Well worth getting back out of bed for!!"
You can email your pictures and video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk, and find out more about the Northern Lights here.You can email your pictures and video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk, and find out more about the Northern Lights here.