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Northern Lights put on a show over the South West

Archie FarmerBBC News, South West
News imageWeather Watchers/Matthew Facey Mevagissey lighthouse is pictured in the front. It is white and surrounded by a brick wall. In the background the sky is orange with hints of yellow within it.Weather Watchers/Matthew Facey
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Victoria Rigby The sky was blue and pink. There is also clouds within the sky. A rooftop can be seen at the bottom of the picture.BBC Weather Watchers/Victoria Rigby
The sky was shining an orange colour over Mevagissey lighthouse
The sky was blue and pink over Appledore in Devon

Photographers in the South West have captured spectacular images of the Northern Lights.

The photos were captured from Mevagissey in Cornwall to Appledore in Devon.

The aurora was visible from about 19:00 BST on Thursday.

BBC Weather said it was the strongest and most widespread showing of the phenomenon in the UK since May.

Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere around the magnetic poles.

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