Northern Lights illuminate UK night sky

Britons stayed up all night to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights as a massive solar storm brought a beautiful aurora to the skies above the UK.
In rare and spectacular sightings on Friday night, the aurora was spotted across the country, from Whitley Bay in the North East to as far south as Kent and Hampshire.
The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, were seen in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, Suffolk, and Liverpool.
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[@dannyboi472]

Cheers for letting us know in advance 👍🏼👍🏼

[@tommygunn1119]

😂

[@EjayT06]

There were articles before it happened saying it would

[@byteme9718]

Why blaming others for not keeping yourself informed?

[@transportwithhazza]

Happening tonight too

[@officiallotus_user6799]

Some News articles are saying it could happen tonight aswell so Yh

[@SamsonsNannyMilly]

I got some amazing pictures last night at midnight from my garden. Real deep purple and green. Very happy to witness such a spectacle. A sight to behold indeed. 😍

[@tony7holbr]

I always wanted to see it now it’s one off my bucket list awesome

[@adibox14]

Don't know why they wouldn't tell this in the news prior to it happening. Much more interesting than the absolute tosh that they spew.

[@yeety1208]

EXACTLY

[@SEPK09]

Because climate change is happening and nobodys knows, the fact that this isnt the first time we are seeing this is a sign of things to come, and not great, how else we have had the most rainfall to date,Nobody has said anything, this summer will be hottest and driest to date. wait and see. And they will still say there is a hose pipe ban, the world is a joke. and nobody in power cares.!

[@gg-ps1vz]

They did?

[@adibox14]

@@gg-ps1vz well there was nothing on the radio about it.

[@randominternetguy8735]

It's one of those things that aren't very easy to predict.

[@Biketunerfy]

I watched it and got photos. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen it and I’m 43. My dad is in his 70s and it’s the first time he has seen it as well. It was beautiful.

[@uneqejam]

What time in the night?

[@Rap_music-reviews]

​@@uneqejam 10-2am GMT

[@melodystuff_]

Then there’s me who had no idea this happened

[@Janz32]

Yeah me too, great that they didn't let us know before it happened!

[@transportwithhazza]

@@Janz32 Happening tonight too

[@Daniel-nz9ml]

For real lmaoo

[@Anyone5555]

I FELK ASLEEP I MISSED IT RHEHSNSMSMKSJEEEEE

[@melodystuff_]

@@transportwithhazza I didn’t wanna ruin my sleep schedule so I waited till 12:30 and just went to sleep 😭

[@brett75bp]

Gutted as i completely forgot to check 😢

[@artnull13]

Too much light pollution and I’m far too south - couldn’t see a thing

[@Beatrecords2024]

Sameee

[@TheCurrykiev]

​@@artnull13loads of people in Bournemouth saw it.

[@bill-2018]

I forgot, but maybe too much light pollution here.

[@transportwithhazza]

Happening tonight too

[@PIPESANDSTRINGS]

The shift approaches ❤

[@ayoolukoga9829]

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28

[@pastandcurrent]

Absolutely, the great solar flash is upon us.

[@dragonspirit1639]

The wait is agonising though, im so tired.

[@Person-gk5ee]

Got some great photos. I was told 3am but at 11:30pm I was walking home in pitch black and they looked amazing

[@May_Luv]

It was gorgeous. I couldn’t believe such a sight

[@sherincherian2890]

Wonders of the Almighty

[@tony7holbr]

Amen Praise the Lord

[@a-walpatches6460]

No this is produced by the sun, not by a fairytale.

[@sherincherian2890]

💯..But there’s a core factor in the very behind of everything..That’s Almighty 🙏🙏

[@a-walpatches6460]

@@sherincherian2890 It does look beautiful, sorry I missed it. I'll look out for the second wave tonight.

[@pastandcurrent]

​@@a-walpatches6460science is a fairytale too at this point... "Nothing exploded" is sciences view of existence

[@hawkeye3905]

It was a truly beautiful sight last night

[@tony7holbr]

I saw this from my garden in Reading Berkshire it was electrifying I could seriously feel the emf surging through me when I came indoors after it

[@drepachi77]

Mother Earth Protects US... We Have No Idea how much

[@samsmith8954]

Idk why this is amazing we are not supposed to be seeing this over in the UK 🤦🏾‍♀️ This isnt a good thing ppl Beautiful but not nice

[@BasketCase]

Shifting Magnetic North Pole..

[@pastandcurrent]

Sheep be sheep 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

[@80sBaby925]

@@BasketCase not the first time I've heard that.

[@alexj9111]

My friend Laura and I, saw the aurora in the sky.

[@AlisonBSL]

It's meant to be happening tonight as well.

[@GrimArchon]

Amazing sight over Cambridge lats night, thanks to the night mode on my phone I got some great colour shots.

[@GroovyVideo2]

I could see them by eye in Arizona usa

[@Mkbshg8]

By eye, as opposed to by nose or ear?

[@destructoidepic2685]

@@Mkbshg8 i could only see them by camera here in Nottingham. Probably what they mean is that they didn't need a camera to see it

[@Mkbshg8]

@@destructoidepic2685 Ah right, thx

[@lounolastname4477]

I could only see them through my iPhone camera in Isle of Man, they weren’t visible “by eye”. Only noticed them after seeing a strange large stretched out “cloud” in the sky that looked like huge angel wings and I was trying to take a picture of it and my phone camera lit up with amazing colour when I tried

[@javierhillier4252]

@@destructoidepic2685that’s sad, I could see them by eye I’m in Somerset at the moment they looked like thin curtains

[@schmitz4206]

Its actually a scary sign being able to see them so far south, that was one hell of a solar storm and only a fraction of its true capabilities 😂

[@sikugord03]

Even more coming.

[@SEPK09]

Climate change is here to stay!!!

[@eroero830]

There are?

[@MrJimtimslim]

When

[@ayoolukoga9829]

Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20

[@schmitz4206]

That's not necessarily a good sign getting them so strong so far south 😂

[@joanneg665]

Its fantastic to see this video of it moving. I tried to see it from Bournemouth but missed it ❤💚💜💙

[@Takesi.YouTube]

How wonderful! How beautiful!! Very very good😸

[@user-vw7qc3qt9u]

It's mesmerising

[@GojoDGoat4Life]

Beautiful 😍❤️

[@jarrodfisher7089]

Awesome

[@1STBUCKLEY]

Have been fortunate to see this phenomenon twice, on flights. Spectacular

[@Cgeo02]

I saw them. Absolutely beautiful 😍 if I could share the video I would ❤

[@daftwod]

At this time of year? Located entirely within your kitchen??

[@UltimateFormula1Fan]

Yes

[@dragonspirit1639]

May i see it?

[@UltimateFormula1Fan]

@@dragonspirit1639 no

[@BR0SK1X]

"Seymour, the house is on fire!"

[@UltimateFormula1Fan]

@@BR0SK1X no mother it's just the northern lights

[@tomhart5465]

What a strange and fascinating world we live in. I remember a time I thought "northern lights" was sold by the gram🙂

[@Sophie-cw7bf]

Ahh I missed this then 😢

[@debblackmore7460]

❤❤❤ about time absolutely amazing ❤ stay strong stay positive stay safe everyone takecare becareful ❤

[@yeety1208]

saw them over here in NI

[@someonenew9442]

The bit at 46 seconds is exactly what I saw in Co Armagh, like an angel’s wings or a peace dove. Spectacular.

[@samfyfe2949]

This is like the stsrt of the film "Day of the triffids"

[@ph8077]

I'm okay then...missed it as usual! 😁

[@Dinadino994]

Watched that the other night 👍 Great film

[@transportwithhazza]

@@ph8077 Happening tonight too

[@juanblanco7898]

Oh, didn't know there was a film adaptation. Is it any good?

[@samfyfe2949]

@@juanblanco7898 There's a film adaptation made in 1963, is a bit dated and is very different from the book. The TV series from 1981 is good and does follow the book

[@leecheetham2269]

It was only for a very short time though maybe like one hour, in bristol it started of like a dirty brown then green then like streaks of sunlight in the night before it was over.

[@Ash_G]

My poor dog thought i was going mad staring at the night sky. 😭

[@user-jc2we4sn1i]

It reminds me of when I entombed my parents ashes in Maine is where I saw the aurora borealis for the first time away from glare.

[@Anees-]

Truth is slowly coming to light. Cant hide the lands beyond forevr ;)..

[@byteme9718]

Stay on the meds.

[@Anees-]

@@byteme9718Quadruple jabbed MSM obeying sheep.

[@Anees-]

@@byteme9718 Triple jabbed sheep

[@RobertHosein]

I missed this..

[@Beatrecords2024]

Same 😥

[@HigherDimensionalMind]

Another 4 flares still to hit. X5 last night was released, so another chance tonight. X

[@transportwithhazza]

Happening tonight too

[@Beatrecords2024]

@@transportwithhazza definitely I’m up when I heard this in morning

[@uneqejam]

​@@transportwithhazzaWhat time?

[@drive_with_pov]

Apple : whoaa new aurora wallpaper

[@tommyvelasco8109]

lucky our lads who can see the northen lights, because in London we couldn't see

[@berkvjli]

We got big wet fluffy snowflakes on the little Atlantic island.

[@debblackmore7460]

I missed them 😢

[@mrmike5849]

Jesus is coming back soon

[@Star_angelY2k]

does it have anything to do with this ? just asking

[@daftwod]

This time as a skeleton

[@a-walpatches6460]

No he isn't.

[@mandywilliams8241]

He is indeed. 🙏❤️🙏

[@a-walpatches6460]

@@mandywilliams8241 He is indeed, indeed a fictional character from storybook of fairytales.

[@user-vq6us9fj3y]

I saw them

[@elonmust8859]

I am now reading about this happening a day or two later on Google now watching it on yt, beyond pissed is an understatement.

[@o-way-zilla3394]

Why are so many people saying that they couldn't see the lights with their own eyes but only when they looked through a camera lens? Weird.

[@BasketCase]

The Key in all this is the moving Magnetic North Pole..

[@bill-2018]

Particles from the Sun interacting with the Earth's magnetic field dumping energy as light. G4GHB.

[@a-walpatches6460]

No it isn't, it's just a more powerful storm than usual making the lights visible further south.

[@3D_Printing]

North East England see Wilton Smoke Images glow a lot of the time

[@Mkbshg8]

Anyone know if it's happening again tonight? Gutted I missed it.

[@someonesomewhere4464]

Yes

[@Mkbshg8]

@@someonesomewhere4464 nice one

[@transportwithhazza]

Happening tonight too, yes

[@justmarie6257]

We are near. Jesus returns soon. This is the sign we have been waiting for, the Northern Lights. The great Warning is at the door. Prepare: REPENTANCE,Forgiveness, and Love one another.✝️🙏♥️♥️♥️📢 Thanks for taking videos

[@a-walpatches6460]

🤣

[@transportwithhazza]

This is a solar flare, thanks! 😂

[@byteme9718]

Your Jesus is just a myth, grow up.

[@a-walpatches6460]

@@transportwithhazza Technically I think it's a CME (coronal mass ejection).

[@HigherDimensionalMind]

Wonder why they aren't saying that we still have 4 storms inbound. An X5, the biggest yet, got blasted at us. 9 flares all earth directed. Could cause card payments to fail.

[@dilligaf73]

Im so gutted i missed it. I know it went further south than i live 😢

[@monkeychu420]

Bollocka I missed it

[@vlogsbyami]

I saw them near my house

[@Robloxduo462]

I missed it 😭

[@johnh539]

Can we expect more tonight? 11 may

[@tatucorreia]

3 Day's of Darkeness may be at door

[@pallasathena1369]

Global internet may go down, when it restores, all religion will be wiped from search engines. Just like we when we were locked up, they changed everything to AI. Even medical appointments. Those three days will be darkness of information.

[@pastandcurrent]

It's 30 days of darkness

[@tatucorreia]

@@pastandcurrent oh waw the darkeness iam talking about I doubt people could sustain for that long... I hope not 😬

[@pastandcurrent]

@@tatucorreia I'm talking in a literal sense , blackout , and internet blackout

[@m0therfan]

3 days of darkness is a doctrine of demons. Don’t fall for these false prophets.

[@sophie-janephillips8252]

I’m sad that I missed that 😢

[@maryrond]

And in Spain

[@user-qb5cv3on1w]

极光充满了神秘感

[@ana_tomaz]

🥰

[@digixivatechnologies]

A big power outage is coming

[@brentonsmith-pw2rp]

Yeah well I completely missed it and so life on planet earth goes on

[@Mantaray911]

Pole shift?

[@Disdiss692]

I stayed up till half 12

[@suezer3677]

How did people see them in the uk by eye or camera? The photos looked really sharp but did they look the same by eye?

[@byteme9718]

At least a 90% improvement with a camera.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Damn it I missed it.😓😩

[@patgal8018]

The world ?

[@ConantheTrollarian]

Carrington event, last one happened in 1859.

[@SEPK09]

It was actually a few months ago in Kent actually !!!

[@ConantheTrollarian]

@@SEPK09 This is just a small spurt, wait till it hits in 2025.

[@transportwithhazza]

@@ConantheTrollarian 2025 one will be fine just might disrupt internet

[@pastandcurrent]

​@@ConantheTrollarianthe great solar flash is approaching

[@nishasrivastava2540]

Is it happening again and where it can be seen I live in Cardiff I can travel 😢 I really wish too see this

[@Screwball70]

Oh I'll jump in my time machine and have a butchers, thanks for the heads up

[@gadgetgus]

Well... in 1859, this went on for a week, though it knocked out all the telegraph communications. No problem, as we can go 'ol school by talking to each other, instead. Some of my students would have a hissy fit, if they were unable to use there, mobile 😁

[@destructoidepic2685]

Hopefully not an English teacher with those massively overused commas

[@longdongsilver1255]

The carrington event. Largest ever solar flare recorded that hit earth

[@gadgetgus]

@destructoidepic2685 No... it's a personal choice, as it represents the shortness of breath I sometimes have after getting out of the ICU at Hospital with a 'second life', I guess,,,, 😉

[@lukethompson1214]

@@gadgetgus is using the incorrect ‘there’ also a personal choice? Ahaha

[@veryimportantpooches2619]

There'd be a lot more to contend with than mobile phones being out of use if there was another Carrington Event.

[@user-we9mm3oj3q]

Inner sun

[@Rap_music-reviews]

Yeap inside the hollow earth where haunebu iii made it's last flight

[@BuzzVr557]

BRO I STAYED UP 5 HOURS JUST TO FIND NOTHING BRO IT WAS CLOUDYYYYYYYYYYY

[@Disdiss692]

I didn't see them in Bradford

[@robinhood5627]

I was completely underwhelmed and disappointed with it. For me in south wales it was a just barely visible faint purple glow in one patch of sky. We went up the mountain to get out of the light pollution areas and stayed up there for a couple of hours. It was just a nothing burger :(

[@dusmigais]

I didn’t see anything coming home after 11pm…

[@TheSwedishfireball]

... May I see it?

[@mikethemask1525]

When is next possibility of this happening

[@lounolastname4477]

Tonight

[@radicalthunder5740]

Just realise that seeing auroas anywhere else besides the north and south poles means the sun has overwhelmed the earths magnetic field and those colours are the resault of radioactive particles reacting with the oxygen in the atmosphere to produce those colours

[@thehazeoutclub]

BREAKING NEWS: Chinese hackers…hacked the sky

[@YungFatz]

Could see by eye where i live no camera needed it was crazy and not good as it means the magnetic pole switch is happerning everyone go grab a compass keep checking north it will change this month more than ever !

[@johnrun712]

At least the Chemtrail haze (saving the planet, honest guv) didn't block all of them.

[@FingerANumber]

Dragonflys ☜

[@Maverick1.]

They tagged it #ukraine why???!!!?

[@nasserbaqutai6912]

out of curiosity we surely know that a Phone cannot be a Phone without anyone designing it and actually making it, we’ll all laugh if someone said to us this Phone just became a Phone through explosion 💥, maybe the sky, the moon, the sun etc after all do have a creator

[@user-zo3mh2pc7s]

Are u in dagenham I am

[@robnewman6101]

It can't be!?

[@frogfoot6218]

Russia to blame 😂

[@drbright6528]

How? All that is happening is a solar storm, nothing else.

[@JMJ88-vw7sh]

This is a sign of a great calamity to come.

[@countryman5329]

But only insomniacs will ever see them...

[@philthycat1408]

Fk !!! just when I’m away on holiday!

[@user-gb2qo4my8y]

St Elmo’s flame old sailers shout.

[@Marcjames1986]

Why is the # ukraine in the description? 😂

[@paulcraven4562]

Probably all that strontium, barium and aluminium oxide there spraying into the atmosphere.

[@a-walpatches6460]

Er no, this is charged particles from the sun.

[@Rap_music-reviews]

Is it viewable with just my eyes or do i need a camera to capture it Hopefully I can watch it as im smoking a fat Polly one

[@TransitionedToAShark]

Nah probably some nasa chi show

[@Roo23th]

That's NOT a good sign! 😞

[@WeRemainFaceless]

It's a solar flare. Nothing more. Earth has been hit by thousands of solar flares in the past decade. On every single occasion the Northern lights were visible too, but shrouded by cloud cover. The only reason why we can see the "Northern Lights" now is because there's minimal cloud cover.

[@acb6621]

It's a sign of charged particles hitting the Earths magnetic field, nothing else.

[@graciekattan6618]

@@acb6621all over the world? That’s not normal

[@Keizer_Soze]

most people have no idea what this really means. the lack of awareness to what's actually going on is...quite disturbing....😐

[@Pwecko]

Do tell.

[@demiansworld487]

I saw it in Minnesota USA but not the colors justic grey blues

[@larx4074]

Indeed, the ongoing weakening of the Planet's Magnetosphere is very troubling; of course, the enormous amount of Solar energy hitting the atmosphere will have no effect on the weather according to the climate "experts"..................

[@rico-eu2hh]

shut up goofy

[@evgeniam685]

Because their consciousness is low to even questioning what's going on. Next 10 years gonna be very interesting for those who is ready. Who doesn't care won't pass the test

[@acewhisper38272]

Hah britons gazebup in wonder, not me cos i was too tired to do so. my parents told me multiple times but i just didnt want to get up too sore and too tired from college.