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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rich Booth

More displays of Northern Lights possible as UK stunned by powerful solar storm

The Northern Lights seen at St Mary’s lighthouse in Whitley Bay (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Northern Lights illuminated skies across parts of the UK and Ireland overnight, with a chance of reappearing on Tuesday following a powerful solar storm.

This spectacular display was triggered by a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from the Sun late on Saturday, reaching Earth between Monday and early Tuesday. The Met Office had earlier indicated the resulting geomagnetic activity could extend the aurora's visibility further south than usual, given dark, clear skies.

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