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    The Northern Lights dance over northern England

    LONDON (AP) — The northern lights have lit up the skies above Scotland, northern England and northern parts of Ireland — and more light shows are expected in the next few days.

    The northern lights are sometimes seen from northern Scotland but they were also visible Monday night from northeast England and Ireland, where such sightings are a rarity.

    Ken Kennedy, director of the Aurora section of the British Astronomical Association, said the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, may be visible for a few more days.

    The Canadian Space Agency posted a geomagnetic storm warning Tuesday after residents were also treated to a spectacular show in the night sky.

    Monday night's auroras were likely just variations in normal background solar wind, not the solar storm that erupted Sunday, said physicist Doug Biesecker at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. That was the biggest solar storm in more than six years.

    He said a geomagnetic storm Tuesday that came from that solar storm seemed to mostly miss Earth, going a bit north, so it was unlikely that auroras would extend too far south Tuesday night.

    Geomagnetic storms cause awesome sights, but they can also bring trouble. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, problems can include current surges in power lines, and interference in the broadcast of radio, TV and telephone signals.

    (This version CORRECTS that light show on Monday night took place before solar storm radiation reached the Earth.)

     

    87 comments

    • Rider1  •  4 mths ago
      I wish they would get as far south as So-Cal .....
      Seeing them is on my bucket list .
      • dunno 4 mths ago
        Some things have to be left for those of us that live and work in the colder climates!
      • ken 4 mths ago
        We've seen them here in Oklahoma where they appeared reddish as well as blue. Good luck!
      • tom 4 mths ago
        saw them from western NC one night. You would have tough the world was on fire
    • K  •  Madison, Wisconsin  •  4 mths ago
      I have experienced seeing Aurora Borealis a few times in my lifetime. It is an awesome and somehow spiritual witness. The colors are not just green, but I have seen shades of pink and yellow. It tends to make you feel really good inside. It is a memory I will have as long as I live.
    • Neil  •  Greensboro, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      cant wait for the poles to switch again! yea!
    • Gman  •  4 mths ago
      Nature's artwork at its best.
    • Pakrat  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  4 mths ago
      This event brought to you by our sun!
      • Randolph 4 mths ago
        With a little help from our magnetic field and atmosphere.
    • plus8  •  Waldorf, Maryland  •  4 mths ago
      thank you mother nature beautiful a show that can bring a smile and it is free
    • Keleigh  •  Kennesaw, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      I wish I could see them in Ga wow that is so cool
      • Boomer 4 mths ago
        Ditto in Conyers.
    • Big Red  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  4 mths ago
      I've only seen the Northern Lights once -- as a child living in New Hampshire. It was a rarity, and I still remember it more than 50 years later. Mother Nature at her most magnificent.
    • Priscilla  •  4 mths ago
      Definitely on my bucket list!
    • nathan  •  Columbia, Missouri  •  4 mths ago
      someday id love to be able to see the northern lights in person, i could then die a happy man.
    • Errrrrrrrr  •  4 mths ago
      I saw this once as a 5yr old little girl in N. Dakota and it was many different colors swirling by. It was the eeriest and most amazing feeling to stand underneath it and stare up. It's like time stands still and everything is silent in amazement. Never forget that moment for the rest of my life.
    • Michael  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  4 mths ago
      Back in the ( I think ) early eighties I saw them in central NJ. There was a peak in solor activity and they lasted a couple of nights. Beauitful It cetainly is a incredible thing when you see them..
      • richrath 4 mths ago
        Saw them in suburban Philadelphia in like 1981 or 82. So probably same event as you.
      • Conan the Philosopher 4 mths ago
        in both locations, it's surprising it was bright enough to be seen over the light pollution.
      • Errrrrrrrr 4 mths ago
        @Richrath, same year I saw them in N. Dakota.
    • Icarus  •  4 mths ago
      Lucky the people who have this spectacular show of lights in the sky, hope one day I have the chance to see this beautiful sky's show.
    • Jagged Muffin  •  Tacoma, Washington  •  4 mths ago
      on the bucket list for sure!
    • M G H  •  Tucson, Arizona  •  4 mths ago
      Beautiful!
    • Claudia  •  Beaumont, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      i rather see pic of the aurora borealis then read how our politic are wasting our money and kim k failure life
    • Charles  •  South Pasadena, California  •  4 mths ago
      I've always wanted to see this in person
    • Joseph p.  •  4 mths ago
      where are the pictures? Duh!
    • Capt AHAB  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      Sheeit son, have seen the Northern Lights twice here in Cincy and once in Northern Michigan. Truley BREATH TAKING
    • Ted  •  4 mths ago
      Seeing the Northern lights is like feeling your seat belt grab you suddenly in your car. Our sun is in a high level of activity now, were it not for our envelope around the planet . . . It would kill us.
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