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    In Pictures: Another spectacular display as Northern Lights burn brightly

    By Pa,

    8 hours ago

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3tXQas_0w2y41Hz00

    The Northern Lights have lit up skies across the UK and Ireland – with areas as far south as Kent being treated to bright pink and green hues.

    Clear and crisp conditions, matched with the sun nearing the peak of its solar cycle, have led to astonishing displays in the night sky.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0dYGLL_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the magnetic poles (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Owen Humphreys)"
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4MGcB0_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="As the particles collide with the atmosphere, light is emitted at various wavelengths, creating colourful displays in the sky (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Jane Barlow)"
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hvMRs_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="Here, a refuge hut on the causeway to Holy Island in Northumberland gives a sense of the display’s majestic scale (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Owen Humphreys)"
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2FiPni_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="The Northern Lights were also visible in Ireland, with this scene captured in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Brian Lawless)"
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ITkQh_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="An eye-catching display above Great Chart Church in Ashford, Kent – showcasing how far south the aurora was visible (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Gareth Fuller)"
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1aJkVX_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="These images from Felixstowe, Suffolk, illustrate the peak of the solar activity which produced the aurora (Ella Pickover/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Ella Pickover)"
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=40T3jr_0w2y41Hz00
    alt="Sunspots give the potential for Earth-directed releases of large bursts of energy, called coronal mass ejections, which can lead to aurora visibility (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire/PA Images - Jane Barlow)"
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