Spectacular northern lights sighted across UK
By Simon KingIn a very rare display, the northern lights were seen as far south as Kent and Cornwall on Sunday night.
An aurora is formed by a solar flare erupting on the Sun, sending charged particles towards Earth which interact with our atmosphere.The most vibrant display was across Scotland and northern England where the aurora was made up of bright greens and deep reds.BBC WEATHER WATCHERS / BRASS IN THE BRAESIn the UK, we can often seen the northern lights in Scotland but they are rarely spotted in southern England.
If it's a strong solar flare, the charged particles can travel further away from the poles into middle latitudes such as southern England.Image source,The sun goes through an 11-year solar cycle measured in terms of how active its magnetic field is. As this magnetic field changes, so does the amount of activity on the sun's surface.
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