Skip to content

Sky meets sea: Northern Lights captured over coast

BBC Weather Watchers/DerrisDerrison A glowing yellow sky pictured above the sea and beach at night. There is seaweed on the beach and lights in the distance across the estuary.BBC Weather Watchers/DerrisDerrison
BBC Weather Watchers/KeepOnRunning A bright pink sky dotted with stars with a building in the foreground that is either a lighthouse or an old windmill without the spokes.BBC Weather Watchers/KeepOnRunning
East Norfolk enjoyed vivid displays of the Northern Lights, pictured here in Great Yarmouth
A clear starry night meant the lights could be spotted in Somerton

Glowing colours of the Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - were spotted on Wednesday night across the East of England.

A geomagnetic solar storm strengthened the aurora, bringing it southwards towards the United Kingdom.

BBC Weather Watchers in Norfolk were able to capture a spectacular display over the coast, as pink, green and yellow colours filled the sky.

The Northern Lights are caused by the interaction of the solar wind - a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun - and our planet's magnetic field and atmosphere.

Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.

More on this story