Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower: your pictures
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Sky gazers last night were treated not only to the Perseid meteor shower but a spectacular display of the Northern lights.
After a strong geomagnetic storm in the early hours of Monday morning, the aurora was seen as far south as Norfolk.
This came as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak, meaning there could be up to 100 meteors an hour visible in the night sky.
There’ll be another opportunity to see the meteor shower on Monday night with clear skies across many parts of the United Kingdom.
The Northern lights were seen as far south as Norfolk with a glimpse of a shooting star – the Perseid meteor shower.
The aurora seen in Aberdeenshire on Monday night by a BBC Weather Watcher
The Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak activity a captured beautifully in West Sussex
At its peak there could be around 100 meteors visible an hour during the annual Perseid meteor shower
Weather Watchers looking out for the Perseid meteor shower were treated to the Northern lights such as this over the Isle of Man
Aurora visible looking north from East Cheshire and towards Manchester.
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Published18 May
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Published20 May
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