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UK TREND: The British are dazzled by the Northern lights

UK TREND
فريق التحرير 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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UK TREND: The British are dazzled by the Northern lights (Pixabay)

 

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.

 

 

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”.

 

 

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

 

 

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”.

 

 

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

 

 

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”.

 

 

Aurora Borealis

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UK TREND: The British are dazzled by the Northern lights (Pixabay)

 

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

 

 

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”.

 

 

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”.

 

 

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”.

 

 

In the upcoming nights, more displays are anticipated.

 


 

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