Amazing pictures as dazzling northern lights visible over Yorkshire
Yorkshire skywatchers were treated to a dazzling celestial display overnight as spectacular northern lights illuminated UK skies - and they could be visible again tonight.
Many eagle eyed Yorkshire folk may have spotted the lights on Tuesday night.
Vibrant hues of pink, green and purple lit up skies across much of the country - particularly the north - in a rare and vivid showing of the Aurora Borealis.
The best showing tonight will be after dark but before midnight when the night sky is clearest but only if the weather cooperates.
The best conditions to view the lights are when the sky is dark and clear of any clouds. Cloud cover ultimately blocks the view of the light. Ideally, the lights will be best viewed away from any light pollution, in remote areas, facing the northern horizon - north facing coasts produce some of the best viewing locations. The northern lights are most active during the Equinox and Solstice in March/April and September/October.
The Met Office is currently reporting a cloudy and wet night with outbreaks of rain, although temperatures will be mild with light winds.
The Northern Lights, typically confined to polar regions, swept south into northern England and Scotland this week following a series of strong geomagnetic storms triggered by powerful eruptions on the Sun, known as coronal mass ejections.
If the clouds stay away, the aurora is best captured north-facing through a camera or phone lens away from lights and city glow.