In a rarefied treat , the   Aurora Borealis   –   also have intercourse as the Northern Lights   –   graced southerly parts of the U.K.

The stunning cosmic light were blot across Scotland , England , Wales , and Northern Ireland on the evening of Sunday , March 6.Some reportseven come from   as far south as Oxfordshire ,   less than 80 kilometers ( 50 miles ) northwest of London .

The dramatic Aurora Borealis   light show   is because of an fundamental interaction between the charged particles from   the Sun ’s “ solar winds ”   with Earth ’s charismatic subject area . As the solar wind meet on our planet , theydistortEarth ’s magnetic perch and the charged speck enter our ambience . Their charge excite the gas in the Earth ’s atmosphere , causing them to release this gleaming   –   which , reckon on the status ,   can occur in red , green , risque , pink , royal , ultraviolet , and infrared .

The Northern Lights are preponderantly seen at high - latitude country such as the Arctic and Antarctic . They ’re often affiliate with Iceland and Scandinavia , but on occasion frequent the northerly crest of Scotland . However , to be seen this far south , it requires some very fortunate circumstances .

“ When the Sun has a major geomagnetic event , the state of flux of particles is so high that they can fall into place the Earth ’s atmosphere at miserable latitudes , which is why in England it is only after these storms that we can see the Light , " explained the University of Lancaster ’s Professor Mike Kosch tothe BBC .

The exonerated skies over much of the U.K. also provided the gross stage for this beautiful geomagnetic storm to be project .

It ’s not unheard of to see the Aurora Borealis in southerly parts of the U.K. , with sightings as far south asKent and Cornwallreported in the past tense . In 2014 , the lights were even see in Jersey , a small   island that lie on the north coast of France .

Another nip of the aurora from Oxforshire , 30s later . 20s@1600 , 18 mm lens . Saturation and contrast adj.pic.twitter.com/Pqq1zMsE59

— Mark McIntyre ( @markmac99)6 December 2024

picture I took of the dazzling#NorthernLightsdisplay over#Northumberlandlast night.#Aurora#AuroraBorealispic.twitter.com / Rf9eCj8lLZ

— PAUL KINGSTON ( @PaulKingstonNNP)11 February 2025

Wow!#NorthernLightslooking awing at Dunstanburgh Castle last night . ( great picture by Phil Pounder)pic.twitter.com / qCsM5VfO9L

— Steve & Karen ( @TheSandK)8 March 2025

northernlightsat Lough Neagh#NorthernIreland#aurora#AuroraBorealis#astronomy#photography#photooftheday#ukpic.twitter.com / NxpaJdPVDP

— Nigel Clegg ( @nigelcleggphoto)6 February 2025

A shot of the Northern Lights in Ballykelly , Northern Ireland , on March 6 , 2016.Image credit : john.purvis / Flickr.(CC BY 2.0 )

Main image credit : Kris Williams / Flickr . ( cubic centimeter BY - NC - ND 2.0 )