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| Spectacular Northern Lights illuminate sky over UK | Spectacular Northern Lights illuminate sky over UK |
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| There have been spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - across parts of the UK overnight. | There have been spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - across parts of the UK overnight. |
| The colourful phenomenon was visible in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but was also spotted as far south as Anglesey in Wales and Staffordshire in England. | |
| Aurora Borealis occurs when electrically-charged particles from the sun enter the earth's atmosphere. | 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. | Many people took to social media to share photographs of the dramatic show. |
| Forecasters had predicted a solar storm and good conditions for Aurora Borealis, and sightings of green, pink, purple, red and yellow lights 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!!" | 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!!" |
| Donna Butcher from Staveley, Cumbria tweeted to say she had been watching an "amazing display" with "shafts of light streaming directly towards Polaris". | |
| 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. |