UK TREND: The British are dazzled by the Northern lights

28 February 2023

UK TREND- Over Britain and Ireland on Sunday and Monday nights, a display of the northern lights that reached as far south as Hertfordshire and Cornwall could be seen in the night sky. It was composed of shimmering greens, purples, and pinks.

The light show, also referred to as an aurora, is created when a solar flare erupts on the Sun, sending charged particles towards Earth that interact with our atmosphere.

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The hashtag #Northern Lights has been trending on twitter as dozens of spectators from all over the United Kingdom have been sharing their sightings on social media platforms.

#NorthernLights #Aurora #Auroraborealis Minchinhampton Common, Gloucestershire 27th Feb 2023. pic.twitter.com/PJT1pSY2uN

— Laura (@moonwitchlaura) February 27, 2023

Twitter user Nick shared beautiful images of the lights which he spotted “ for the second night in a row in Crowborough, East Susses”. As he was “ completely amazed by Natures Majesty”.

For the second night in a row, Crowborough, East Sussex is blessed with the most astonishing views of the #NorthernLights.

Nature’s majesty never fails to amaze me. pic.twitter.com/nk7DB1WX4f

— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) February 27, 2023

Another user shared images of “ very vivid Northern Lights in the Isle of Skye, Scotland ”.

The skies over the past couple of nights in Skye have honestly been amazing. I’ve never seen such vivid Northern Lights before in Scotland. So grateful. #isleofskye #viewfrommyfrontdoor #northenlights #Auroraborealis #skye #scotland pic.twitter.com/ShqLwyaZeC

— Ellis O'Connor (@ellisoconnor1) February 27, 2023

The people of Scotland appear to have had the best views of the Northern Lights due to its location up north. Images were shared of the “ aurora borealis over Dunfermline, Fife”.

Aurora borealis over Dunfermline, Fife. #Auroraborealis #scotland #dunfermline #fife #northernlights pic.twitter.com/HawSft8yEB

— ChloeHynd (@ChloeHynd18) February 27, 2023

More amazing images were shared from Ardmair in the Scottish Highlands.

📍Ardmair, Scottish Highlands.#NorthernLights #aurora #Auroraborealis #scotland #westerross pic.twitter.com/WzhEruQUx7

— Iona M.J. MacDonald – she/her (@IonaMJMacDonald) February 27, 2023

Individuals were sharing images and videos of their sightings. One individual shared a time lapse filmed on her camera in Oxfordshire, which spots a spectacular “ brief burst of strong activity”.

Can't believe I am sharing an #AuroraBorealis timelapse like this for the 2nd night running! We had a brief burst of strong activity at 20:55 UT 27/02/23; I could see the red visually + faint pillars. Canon 1100D 18-55mm kit lens ISO-1600 15sec f/3.5 #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/4oQtfmcn7b

— Mary McIntyre astrodon.social/@MaryMcIntyreAstro (@Spicey_Spiney) February 27, 2023

Aurora Borealis

Another individual posted wonderful images of the Northern Lights over one of Britain’s greatest monuments, the Stonehenge.

The Northern Lights over Stonehenge last night 😲😍❤️💚💙💛 📷 credit by Stonehenge Drone scapes on FB#Aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #stonehenge #stars #astro #OMG #beautiful pic.twitter.com/YNgROjYPr6

— Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) February 27, 2023

Many travellers were also blessed with beautiful views of the Northern Lights. One user shared videos from their British Airways flight “ from Billund to Heathrow. In which the pilot kindly dimmed the lights to allow passengers to view the aurora”.

Wonderful views of the Northern Lights last night on the @British_Airways flight from Billund to Heathrow. Thank you to the pilot who dimmed the lights for us to capture this moment! (Valium) I managed to get a a few time lapses and they came out great! #NorthernLights #Aurora pic.twitter.com/1CecWGOEYA

— Ben Applin (@BenApplin) February 27, 2023

Other travellers were also very grateful for their Easy Jet pilot who “ took a 360 turn to allow all passengers to experience flying through the Norther Lights and have clear views”.

so lucky we flew through the northern lights when leaving Iceland last night, the legend pilot from @easyJet turn a 360 for everyone 😍👏!! #northernlights #Auroraborealis #Aurora #iceland #adventure #bucketlist @IamKyleKnox #iphone pic.twitter.com/pGnfpSpeLd

— Jilliɑn✨ (@jdonald13x) February 27, 2023

One twitter user who was anticipating the lights but couldn’t see them, shared an image of the night sky with some green scribbles, alone with the caption “ spotted them… finally”.