'Spectacular' Northern Lights dazzle in Isle of Man

Craig Dalton captured the Northern Lights from the Guthries memorial on the Mountain Road

The Isle of Man was treated to an "incredible" display of the Northern Lights overnight, with the pink, red, and green hues of the Aurora Borealis, clearly visible in many parts of the island.

The stunning display is the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards Earth, and the subsequent interaction of those particles with the Earth's atmosphere.

"As soon as the clouds cleared, it was just completely unreal," said photographer Chris Kirkham, who witnessed the lights for only the second time.

Meanwhile, Craig Dalton, who watched the "incredible" weather phenomenon from the Mountain Road overlooking Ramsey, described the colours as "vivid and really strong to the naked eye".

Robert Currey, who captured the pink sky from his bedroom window in Santon, said the lights were "the most spectacular" he had ever seen

In Santon, Robert Currey said he "woke just after 03:00 to an incredible sight from the bedroom window".

He described "shafts of light streaming down from high above, against a sky that graduated from deep purple to brilliant pink, fading into green above the trees".

He added it "was the most spectacular Aurora Borealis I've ever seen".

Nick Shimmin enjoyed the dramatic sky from Douglas Head

Further inland, in Lhergy Cripperty, Chris Kirkham captured the dramatic night sky, looking past the telecoms tower towards the centre of the island, calling it "completely unreal".

According to the UK Met Office Space Weather forecast, there is a good chance of seeing them again on Wednesday evening and night.

Chris Kirkham said it was "amazing" to see the Northern Lights so clearly with the naked eye

The aurora was bright over Fenella Beach in Peel

Sarah Gabriel-Lawton watched the light show from her garden in St Johns