The aurora borealis illuminated the night sky over Nottinghamshire on Thursday, offering a spectacular display of colorful lights. The Met Office attributed this rare phenomenon to a severe solar storm, which allowed the auroras to be visible as far south as London for several nights.
The Northern Lights were captured in all their colourful glory tonight in the skies over Nottinghamshire . The aurora borealis could reportedly be visible across the country, including as far south as London, for the next few nights.
The Met Office said a severe solar storm has revealed the lights, which are caused by activity on the surface of the sun. They are usually only visible in the poles or surrounding areas. There are clear skies for much of the UK tonight which, the Met Office said, gave the phenomenon a 'decent chance of visibility'.appear as large areas of colour including pale green, pink, shades of red, yellow, blue and violet in the direction due north.
"The northern lights are best seen in darkness, away from any light pollution. The lights generally extend from 50 miles to as high as 400 miles above the Earth's surface.
Pete Wicks is best known for appearing on The Only Way Is Essex, but has also appeared on a host of other reality shows - and has a very impressive net worth as a resultAs the temperature continues to drop, Brits across the nation will be looking to turn up their thermostats.
Pete Wicks is best known for appearing on The Only Way Is Essex, but has also appeared on a host of other reality shows - and has a very impressive net worth as a resultAs the temperature continues to drop, Brits across the nation will be looking to turn up their thermostats.
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