Northern Lights sparkle over Devon and Cornwall

George Thorpe
BBC News, South West
Cornwall_Colours/BBC Weather Watchers A person sits on a gate at a farm in Zennor, Cornwall, as they watch the Northern Lights' shine in pink and purple.Cornwall_Colours/BBC Weather Watchers
NickF/BBC Weather Watchers The Northern Lights shine in pink and purple over St Ervan in Cornwall. A set of trees are beneath the hue.NickF/BBC Weather Watchers

The Northern Lights also shone above Zennor
St Ervan was another location where the Northern Lights were seen

The Northern Lights have put on colourful displays in the night sky across Devon and Cornwall.

Spectacular images were taken by BBC Weather Watchers across both counties on Wednesday as the lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, appeared between 22:00 and 23:00 BST.

The lights, which had a pink-purple hue, were spotted over parts of the north Devon coastline including Croyde and Woolacombe.

People also spotted the lights over St Ervan, Zennor and Stithians.

It was second night in a row the Aurora Borealis appeared in the UK's skies with solar activity reported on Tuesday in Scotland.

Lancaster University's Aurora Watch UK website had put out a "red alert" for activity across the country on Wednesday night.

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