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Northern Lights visible across much of the UK Northern Lights: UK could see aurora for another night on Tuesday
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The Northern Lights were spotted clearly in AberdeenshireThe Northern Lights were spotted clearly in Aberdeenshire
The Northern Lights were spotted across the UK for the first time this autumn on Monday night. The Northern Lights were spotted across the UK for the first time this autumn on Monday night, and could return on Tuesday.
From northern Scotland, north Wales to Norfolk and Kent, the bright colours of the aurora were visible after a strong solar storm.From northern Scotland, north Wales to Norfolk and Kent, the bright colours of the aurora were visible after a strong solar storm.
Space weather forecasters highlighted the chance of aurora on Monday afternoon after satellites monitoring solar activity picked up an eruption on the surface of the Sun – known as a coronal mass ejection.Space weather forecasters highlighted the chance of aurora on Monday afternoon after satellites monitoring solar activity picked up an eruption on the surface of the Sun – known as a coronal mass ejection.
The increased solar energy travelled into our atmosphere where it interacted with oxygen and nitrogen and created the purples, greens and red colours we know as the aurora.The increased solar energy travelled into our atmosphere where it interacted with oxygen and nitrogen and created the purples, greens and red colours we know as the aurora.
Whitley Bay, North TynesideWhitley Bay, North Tyneside
Nairn, HighlandsNairn, Highlands
While it is not uncommon to see the aurora across northern areas of the UK, it takes a stronger solar storm for them to be visible further south. The Met Office Space Weather Centre suggests the increased solar activity could continue into Tuesday night with the possibility of it reaching a G4 Severe storm in a scale from G1-G5.
The US Space Weather Prediction Center confirmed there was a "moderate geomagnetic storm" reaching G2 in a scale from G1-G5 in the early hours of Tuesday.
And the Met Office Space Weather Centre suggests the increased solar activity could continue into Tuesday night with the possibility of it reaching G4 Severe storm.
This would bring a greater chance for seeing the aurora right across the UK, potentially even with the naked eye.This would bring a greater chance for seeing the aurora right across the UK, potentially even with the naked eye.
By Wednesday, activity is likely to fall back to normal levels.
The US Space Weather Prediction Center confirmed there was a "moderate geomagnetic storm" reaching G2 on the scale in the early hours of Tuesday.
While it is not uncommon to see the aurora across northern areas of the UK, it takes a stronger solar storm for them to be visible further south.
Activity is likely to fall back to normal levels by Wednesday.
The lights in NorfolkThe lights in Norfolk
Marden, KentMarden, Kent
The Northern Lights are caused by solar winds carrying charged particles interacting with the earth's magnetic field.The Northern Lights are caused by solar winds carrying charged particles interacting with the earth's magnetic field.
The heightened chance of a UK sighting was caused by a fast-moving coronal mass ejection, which is a "release of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona", late on Saturday night.The heightened chance of a UK sighting was caused by a fast-moving coronal mass ejection, which is a "release of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona", late on Saturday night.