Police called after 200 cars trapped as people try to see Northern Lights

Police were called to the scene

Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded after crowds of stargazers flocked to a well-known landmark in hopes of seeing the Northern Lights.

It came after Friday's extraordinary spectacle when the Northern Lights were visible across the UK in a seldom-seen phenomenon that typically occurs just once or twice in a lifetime.With the Met Office forecasting another appearance of the lights on Saturday , hundreds ascended Castle Hill in anticipation but were left disheartened when the lights failed to show.

One optimistic stargazer said: "We went to see the lights and noticed Castle Hill was busier than usual. Mr King explained that while a decrease in aurora activity was predicted as Saturday night approached, it declined abruptly just as darkness fell, leading to "really bad timing".

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