'I couldn't believe the colours': 39 spectacular readers' pictures of the Northern Lights over Lancashire

By Jack Marshall

Published 11th May 2024, 17:18 BST

Updated 12th May 2024, 10:17 BST

Residents in Lancashire were thrilled when the Northern Lights made a rare appearance in the UK over the past two nights

Countless talented local photographers have been making the most of it by attempting to capture the wonder of the aurora - and plenty had a fair bit of success, too. Many people have been sharing their photos of the aurora borealis, with its vivid colours of the spectrum illuminating the sky, with one reader saying: “I couldn’t believe the colours...”

Here are a few of the best readers’ pictures...

1. Northern Lights - Paul Gray

2. Northern Lights Angela Thomas

3. Northern Lights Highest Point

4. Northern Lights Leah Carman

5. Nothern Lights - Jonnie Shaw

6. Northern Lights - Carla Farrar

Lancashire Northern Lights

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