LONDON -- Sky gazers from across the UK are posting photos they snapped Wednesday night during a breathtaking display of the northern lights, otherwise known as the aurora borealis.。
SEE ALSO:The northern lights might put on a serious show tonight 。The spectacle is caused by charged solar particles interacting with the Earth's magnetic field and is usually only visible in the UK from the far north of Scotland and Northern Ireland.。
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Usually, the northern lights stay pretty close to the poles, but during a solar storm — also known as a geomagnetic storm — the lights can be visible in lower latitudes due to the way the storm perturbs Earth's magnetic field.
Here are some of the most stunning pictures taken by aurora watchers in the UK: 。Tweet may have been deleted。
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A couple of beams from the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis appear in the sky over St Mary's Island near Whitley Bay, Northumberland.Credit: PA Wire/PA Images。
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