Tuesday, October 22

Northern Lights glow up skies throughout UK and around the globe – see finest footage right here

Skies over the UK had been turned shades of pink and inexperienced because the Northern Lights produced unbelievable shows for skygazers.

The spectacular Aurora Borealis, often solely seen from northern elements of the British Isles, was seen throughout massive elements of the UK in a single day, together with Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and, unusually, southern England.

The show was triggered after America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its first extreme photo voltaic storm warning since 2005 yesterday as an enormous geomagnetic storm raced in the direction of Earth.

The NOAA mentioned the G5 geomagnetic storm, which is taken into account excessive and is the strongest stage of geomagnetic storm, hit Earth on Thursday and introduced with it the danger of affecting communications, GPS and energy grids.

Aurora shows happen when charged particles collide with gases within the Earth’s environment across the magnetic poles.

The unbelievable show was additionally noticed throughout the northern US, Canada, Ireland and Northern Europe.

Here are a number of the finest footage in a single day from throughout the UK

Northern Lights from Hazlemere, Bucks
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Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire

Northern Lights over Northwood, north west London
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Northwood, northwest London

Northern Lights over Salisbury. Pic: Elena Toms
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Salisbury. Pic: Elena Toms

Northern Lights over Great Malvern. Pic: Callum Welfare
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Great Malvern. Pic: Callum Welfare

The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow on the horizon at Another Place by Anthony Gormley, Crosby Beach, Liverpool , Merseyside . Picture date: Friday May 10, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Aurora. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
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Crosby Beach, Liverpool. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Northern Lights from Scotland. Pic: Sarah Mills
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Scotland. Pic: Sarah Mills

Northern Lights from Bournemouth. Pic: Jamie Trowbridge
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Bournemouth. Pic: Jamie Trowbridge

The Northern Lights from West London. Pic: Julia Toms
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West London. Pic: Julia Toms

Northern Lights from Kirtlington Quarry, Oxfordshire. Pic: Ollie Cavey
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Kirtlington Quarry, Oxfordshire. Pic: Ollie Cavey

The Northern Lights from Watford. Pic: Tom Carroll
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Watford. Pic: Tom Carroll

The Northern Lights, from Hardy's Monument, Dorchester, Dorset. Pic: Sam Williams
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Near Hardy’s Monument, Dorchester, Dorset. Pic: Sam Williams

Northern Lights from Somerton, north Oxfordshire
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Somerton, north Oxfordshire

High Wycombe
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High Wycombe

Northern Lights from High Wycombe
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High Wycombe

The Northern Lights, from Watford
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Watford

Northern Lights from Windsor
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Windsor

And, listed below are some footage of the show final night time from internationally

Northern lights glow near Kroschel, Minnesota, US. Pic: AP
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Near Kroschel, Minnesota, US. Pic: AP

In this long exposure photograph, a car drives past and illuminates poplars as the northern lights glow in the night sky above the village of Daillens, Switzerland, early Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
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Above the village of Daillens, Switzerland. Pic: AP

Northern lights appear in the night sky above the Brocken early Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Schierke, northern Germany. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
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Schierke, northern Germany. Pic: AP

Northern Lights flare in the sky over a farmhouse, late Friday, May 10, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Over a farmhouse in Brunswick, Maine, US. Pic: AP

Northern lights are seen over the lake near Szczytno, Poland May 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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Over lake close to Szczytno, Poland. Pic: Reuters

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