Northern Lights show seen across south's skies

Indy Almroth-Wright

BBC News

11 October 2024

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Image source, BBC Weather Watcher RafaBeton
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The vivid display over Cookham, Berkshire, snapped by BBC Weather Watcher RafaBeton.
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At Shorwell, Isle of Wight, BBC Weather Watcher Ben snapped the night sky as it flushed a vivid purple.
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Over Windsor, Berkshire, BBC Weather Watcher Lolly captured a green and pink shimmering sky.
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BBC Weather Watcher Robinredbreast got this great shot of purple clouds swirling over Puddletown, Dorset.
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In Andover, Hampshire, BBC Weather Watcher Garry captured a striped sky.
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At Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, BBC Weather Watcher Two left feet captured bright pink hues over the windmill.
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BBC Weather Watcher ButlerSi caught the sky fading from green into pink and purple over Overton, Hampshire.
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Colin Lennox-Gordon snapped this dramatic sky with flashes of red and a tinge of green over Corfe Castle in Dorset.
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BBC Weather Watcher Susie got this stunning shot of a deep purple sky splashed with pink over Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
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A dappled green, indigo and pink sky appeared over Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire snapped by BBC Weather Watcher engelbert247.

The pink, purple and green hue of the Northern Lights has appeared in skies across the south.

Clear skies overnight meant the dazzling natural phenomenon, also known as aurora borealis, could be widely seen from Puddletown in Dorset to the Isle of Wight, Windsor in Berkshire and Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire.

BBC Weather Watchers have been sending in their photos of the display. Here are some of their stunning images.

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