Aurora Borealis over Nottinghamshire captured in timelapse video
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Paul Joels had seen reports that it might be a good night to see the spectacle, so he headed out with his camera to a spot near Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
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He said: "At first it was a faint pink-red glow in the sky, and green picked up on the camera.
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"I was only set up about 15 to 20 minutes before the main show started, and was blown away when I saw what was on the back of my camera and phone screens."
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An aurora happens when charged particles enter the Earth's atmosphere and interact with oxygen and nitrogen. The result is a display of green, magenta, red and purple colours dancing in the night sky.
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