Northern lights UK: Stunning display right across the country

The aurora originates from the poles and spreads southward (in the northern hemisphere) and depending on its strength, sky gazers in Scotland can often see the aurora.

It’s rarer to see it in southern England.

However, with the Sun reaching a peak in activity, there have been more frequent spells of strong activity.

This has resulted in the aurora being seen across southern England on a few occasions this year.

Solar activity increased throughout Monday afternoon with a “strong G3 geomagnetic storm” being observed, meaning it was likely that the Northern lights would be visible across the UK with the naked eye, overnight.

BBC Weather Watchers sent in hundreds of photos of the Northern lights as they ventured outside between 10pm and 1am.