Sky meets sea: Northern Lights captured over coast

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  1. 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.
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    East Norfolk enjoyed vivid displays of the Northern Lights, pictured here in Great Yarmouth

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.

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