Northern Lights put on a show over the South West

Archie Farmer

BBC News, South West

11 October 2024

Skip image gallery

Image source, Weather Watchers/Matthew Facey
Image caption,
The sky was shining an orange colour over Mevagissey lighthouse
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Victoria Rigby
Image caption,
The sky was blue and pink over Appledore in Devon
Image source, Weather Watchers/HolywellRocks
Image caption,
The Northern Lights were bright pink over Holywell Bay last night
Image source, Paul Olinsky
Image caption,
The lights were visible over the Derriford area of Plymouth
Image source, Weather Watchers/Matthew Facey
Image caption,
The sky was a pink colour which shone over the top of Gorran Haven in the early hours

Photographers in the South West have captured spectacular images of the Northern Lights.

The photos were captured from Mevagissey in Cornwall to Appledore in Devon.

The aurora was visible from about 19:00 BST on Thursday.

BBC Weather said it was the strongest and most widespread showing of the phenomenon in the UK since May.

Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere around the magnetic poles.

Follow BBC Cornwall on X (formerly Twitter), external, Facebook, external and Instagram, external. Follow BBC Devon on X (formerly Twitter), external, Facebook, external and Instagram, external. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk, external.

Related topics

More on this story

Northern Lights shimmer over UK in stunning photos
Published
11 October