{"id":13897,"date":"2026-01-20T05:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13897"},"modified":"2026-01-20T05:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:01:19","slug":"northern-lights-illuminate-uk-skies-in-hues-of-pink-and-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13897","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights illuminate UK skies in hues of pink and green"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Northern Lights seen in bursts of green, pink and yellow in Lyndhurst, Hampshire.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Skies across the UK have been illuminated in hues of green and pink by the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n

The natural phenomenon – known as the Aurora Borealis – is the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards the Earth and interacting with particles in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The Northern Lights are mostly visible near the Arctic Circle but at times of high solar activity can be seen in other areas.<\/p>\n

Photos sent in to the BBC show dazzling images of light experienced on Monday evening across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as well as in parts of south-west, southern, eastern and northern England. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Met Office said “severe geomagnetic storms” were observed, producing “widespread auroras visible across the UK, with reports extending as far south as northern Italy”. <\/p>\n

The activity is expected to decline but may still be visible in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland on Tuesday, it added. <\/p>\n

The Met Office said the aurora was the result of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) – when the Sun emits really large clouds of particles.<\/p>\n

Colours are then produced when those particles hit oxygen and nitrogen gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. Oxygen atoms glow green – the colour most often seen in the Northern Lights, while nitrogen atoms emit purple, blue and pink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Green skies above Prestatyn, North Wales<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A pink haze frames an overturned ship in Pin Mill, Suffolk <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A scarlet, pink and green-toned sky in Dartington, Devon<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Beams of green and pink light illuminate Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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