Stargazers could get a glimpse of the northern lights tonight and tomorrow as far south as London.
A severe solar storm heading for Earth means that the aurora borealis could be visible across parts of the UK for the next few nights.
The Met Office said in a post on X said: “A coronal mass ejection from the sun is earth bound and whilst there’s some uncertainty on its arrival time, sightings of the #aurora are likely in northern areas with a slight chance in the south too.”
They shared a graphic of the lights projected over parts of the country on Thursday and Friday.
Look north in the coming nights and you may spot the #NorthernLights 👀
A coronal mass ejection from the sun is earth bound and whilst there’s some uncertainty on its arrival time, sightings of the #aurora are likely in northern areas with a slight chance in the south too pic.twitter.com/DPlXcPd1pM
— Met Office (@metoffice) October 10, 2024
It suggests the lights might be strongest at around 10pm on Thursday and between 10pm and 11pm on Friday.
The aurora borealis appear as large areas of colour including pale green, pink, shades of red, yellow, blue and violet in the direction due north. They are best seen in darkness, away from any light pollution.
Hopes of another stunning display being visible for Londoners follows rare sightings of the phenomenon in May and August.
The Northern Lights were seen in London in August as the Perseid meteor shower put on dazzling display across the UK.
Those lucky enough to see the phenomenon in the capital said that it was more visible when viewed through the cameras on their phones.
According to the Met Office, the Northern Lights are usually best witnessed in Scotland, northern England, North Wales and Northern Ireland.
However, under certain space weather conditions – a particularly strong geomagnetic storm – they can be seen throughout the UK.
This was the case in May when a rare display was seen in the capital.
The natural light display is caused by charged particles from the Sun interacting with Earth’s magnetic field.
The colour display depends in part on what molecules the charged particles interact with.
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