Northern lights across Sussex in pictures

Shola Lee

BBC News, South East

11 May 2024

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Purple lights over a wooden sign post in Pulborough
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Aurora borealis over a windmill in Medmerry Mill, Selsey
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Lines of purple and green northern lights over Camelsdale
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A rainbow cascade of lights over Worthing
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Northern lights shining through the trees in Steyning
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Purple and green lights over Malling Down, Lewes
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A purple sky over Brighton
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Pink and green pockets of light over Eastbourne

Stargazers as far south as Sussex were treated to a dazzling appearance of the Northern Lights last night after the biggest solar storm in more than 20 years.

The lights, also known as aurora borealis, were spotted over a windmill in Selsey and in Brighton, among other places.

The phenomenon appears as swirling curtains of pink, green and purple light.

The geomagnetic storm prompted the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue a rare solar storm warning.

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