<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2i5Fe2_0w2CrJtQ00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2i5Fe2_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1264" height="809" ><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3pAh4g_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3pAh4g_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1970" height="1108" ><figcaption>A Weather Watcher sent us this spectacular image taken in Frieth, Buckinghamshire [Credit: EmWin/Weather Watchers] </figcaption></figure> The Northern Lights have splashed vivid colour across UK night skies once again, with stunning images captured from Scotland to as far south as Kent and East Anglia . The Met Office earlier said the lights, also known as aurora borealis, might be seen only as far south as the Midlands. People are advised to use a long exposure camera to capture the auroras, as the phenomenon is not always visible with the naked eye. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatchers?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> BBC Weather Watchers </a> , readers and viewers have been sending in their photos of the display - here are some of the best. <figure><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><video allowfullscreen="true" controls="true" frameborder="0" poster="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1920x1080/p0jx1pbv.jpg" scrolling="no" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"><source src="https://syndication.bbcstudios.com/p0jx1p1w-processed.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video></div><figcaption>Northern Lights spotted over Renfrewshire in Scotland </figcaption> The British Broadcasting Corporation </figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0pTLjy_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0pTLjy_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1536" height="2048" ><figcaption>Greater London [Credit: Joe/Twitter] </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3lV7Nu_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3lV7Nu_0w2CrJtQ00" width="2016" height="1512" ><figcaption>Cheshire [Credit: Michaela Howard] </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=05IwQO_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=05IwQO_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1821" height="1024" ><figcaption>Buckinghamshire [Credit: Caroline Alton] </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4NN0mV_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NN0mV_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1998" height="1124" ><figcaption>Seer Green, Buckinghamshire [Credit: Janna Holder] </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3rJZui_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rJZui_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1739" height="1304" ><figcaption>Seer Green, Buckinghamshire [Credit: Matt Graveling] </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Fpjrl_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Fpjrl_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1536" height="2048" ><figcaption>Barrowford in Lancashire [Credit: Gracie Nuttall] </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3RADhn_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3RADhn_0w2CrJtQ00" width="2000" height="1500" ><figcaption>Renfrewshire, Scotland [Credit: Ian Johnson] </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3mUU1G_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3mUU1G_0w2CrJtQ00" width="720" height="757" ><figcaption>Durham [Credit: Alan Forrest] </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=18LVKO_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18LVKO_0w2CrJtQ00" width="2016" height="1512" ><figcaption>Petersfield, Cambridgeshire [Credit: Cloudyapple/Weather Watchers] </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0aRfjn_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0aRfjn_0w2CrJtQ00" width="2016" height="1134" ><figcaption>Yelling, Cambridgeshire [Credit: Steve Hubbard] </figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3zgpql_0w2CrJtQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3zgpql_0w2CrJtQ00" width="1512" height="2016" ><figcaption>A vineyard in Hullbridge, Essex [Credit: Katie Yesil] </figcaption></figure> The UK has seen more of the Northern Lights in 2024 than in many recent years. Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere around the magnetic poles. As they collide, light is emitted at various wavelengths, creating colourful displays in the sky. The auroras are most commonly seen over high polar latitudes, and are chiefly influenced by geomagnetic storms which originate from activity on the Sun. Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said increased UK sightings were helped by the Sun being at the peak of an 11-year "solar cycle". He said it would still be possible to see the Northern Lights in the UK once the Sun passed the peak, but stargazers should expect a "gradual decline" in visibility. The auroras have been particularly visible in 2024 due to the biggest geomagnetic storm since 2003, according to Sean Elvidge, a professor in space environment at the University of Birmingham. Craig Snell, a weather forecaster at the Met Office, said a solar storm caused a powerful flare from the sun on Wednesday, which <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced0e76zl9jo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> arrived in our atmosphere on Thursday evening </a> . He said the strength of the lights would ebb and flow throughout the evening, but the lights may be captured at different times throughout the night. <ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26381685?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> What are the Northern Lights? </a></li></ul></div></body>

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Northern Lights seen over UK skies in stunning photos

Stunning images are captured from Scotland to as far south as Kent and East Anglia.

Northern Lights seen over UK skies in stunning photos

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