Stargazers were treated to two spectacular displays in one night
Stargazers were treated to a dazzling display of colour last night , as the Northern Lights illuminated the night sky above Lancashire and the North West.
The Met Office space forecast explained yesterday why the Northern Lights would be visible. It said:"Ongoing Coronal Mass Ejection influence will persist but wane during the afternoon of Monday, August 12. "During August 14 activity should return back to background levels, with significant enhancements currently unlikely and any visible aurora restricted to far northern Scotland." Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the magnetic poles."
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