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Will Maule & Max Channon & Matt Atherton

Photos show Northern Lights in Wales last night and they were seen far south as Penzance in Cornwall

The Northern Lights illuminated the sky across Wales and England last night (Sunday, April 23) - and were seen as far south as Penzance in Cornwall.

Lancaster University's AuroraWatch issued a rare 'red alert' for the Northern Lights at about 12.50am on Monday morning, reported the Express. It's rare for the aurora borealis to make an appearance so far south in the UK.

Your best chances of viewing the Northern Lights would be to head toward the tip of Scotland, as close to the Arctic Circle as possible. However, all of the UK had at least a 10 percent chance of viewing the aurora last night, according to Ventusky weather maps.

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