Parts of UK treated to spectacular display of Northern Lights early this morning

Elevated photo voltaic exercise means the aurora borealis have been seen within the UK (Credit: PA)

Early this morning, the Northern Lights, appeared within the skies over the North East.

The lights, often known as the aurora borealis, had been captured by photographers as they shimmered within the sky above the shoreline.

Photos taken of the phenomenon over St Mary’s Island in Whitley Bay on North Tyneside present the breathtaking spectacle because it occurred.  

It wasn’t simply the coast which supplied views of the lights.

Individuals in County Durham, Northumberland and different rural areas additionally reported seeing the skies gentle up.

The phenomenon is induced when a quick stream of photo voltaic wind flashes by the sky to create a ‘dancing’ impact.

The aurora borealis, higher often known as the Northern Lights seem early morning over St Mary’s Island in Whitley Bay on North Tyneside (Credit: PA)

This morning’s present was because of a wave of ‘vital area climate exercise’ predicted by the Met Workplace.

Ribbons of vibrant gentle are created when the photo voltaic winds collide with our planet’s magnetic subject.

‘Geomagnetic storming through the subsequent two nights might have the potential to convey seen aurora all the way down to the far north of England and related latitudes, the place clear skies happen,’ the Met Workplace reported on Saturday.

Vital area climate exercise is predicted through the coming evening with #aurora sightings probably throughout Scotland, northern England and Northern Eire, the place the skies are clear

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— Met Workplace (@metoffice) October 1, 2022

Autumn normally is the most effective time to see the Northern Lights at its finest resulting from clearer skies.