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Northern lights dazzle photographers in Cumbria

Pamela TickellNorth East and Cumbria
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Matthew Shaw The northern lights have created a striking line of pink across the sky. Starlight is poking though. There is a moss-covered grey statue in the foreground.BBC Weather Watchers / Matthew Shaw
The Harrington shoreline in Workington was illuminated in pink

Photographers in Cumbria turned their cameras to the sky as the Northern Lights made an appearance in the county during breaks in the cloud.

Known as the Aurora Borealis, the bright colours are a result of solar eruptions sending particles towards the Earth and interacting with particles in the atmosphere.

Here are some of our favourite snaps.

News imageNick Sanders The streak of bright green crosses the sky. Tall trees are illuminated in silhouette in the foreground.Nick Sanders
The sky above Frizington was green behind the trees
News imageMark Hetherington The beach in the foreground is rocky and the sea in front of it is calm. Above, the northern lights have illuminated the sky pink and green. On the left, there is a small bright streak indicating a meteor.Mark Hetherington
A meteor was also spotted on the beach at Whitehaven
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Cumbrian stargazer Small rural huts on rolling hills are illuminated from behind by the northern lights. The sky above has a prominent streak of orange which is surrounded by green. BBC Weather Watchers / Cumbrian stargazer
The night sky in Haile was illuminated in orange and green
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Jonny Gios A person stands on one of the stones in the stone circle with his arms slightly outstretched. He is looking up at the night sky which has hues of pink and green behind the clouds.BBC Weather Watchers / Jonny Gios
The Castlerigg Stone Circle also got a showing of colours
News imageDaniel Page Pink from the northern lights shine through the clouds, the shape resembles the side profile of a face of a dragon with a grin and and an eye. Below it, the lights of the town twinkle in the night sky.Daniel Page
The lights behind the clouds looked like a dragon in Cockermouth
News imageBecca Holliday Northern Lights above Brigham near Cockermouth in west Cumbria. A slash of raspberry red merges from dusky purple into sea greens, flecked with dark purple-grey clouds in the twilight sky. Below are twinkling village lights with the land silhouetted in the foreground. Becca Holliday
Juicy colours above the twinkling lights of Brigham near Cockermouth in west Cumbria

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