Northern Lights: The best photos from around the UK
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This cosmic image of the Lights was taken from Whitehaven, Cumbria. The phenomenon appears as shimmering waves of light in the sky.

The sky was a mixture of purple and green across the Lake District. Kendal, Cumbria

The Northern Lights put on an amazing show in Middleton in Teesdale. The 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.

Sutton Coldfield lights up in shades of gold

It's all purple in Penzance! BBC Weather said there could be further opportunities of spotting the aurora overnight Monday into Tuesday.

Stithians in Cornwall looks like a scene from a space movie!

Photographer Steven Johnson captured this image of the Herd Groyne Lighthouse in South Shields

This was the amazing view silhouetted at Minchinhampton Common , Gloucestershire

A picture of the aurora taken in Craven Arms, Shropshire

This image was captured of St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the north east coast of England.