Northern Lights illuminate North East sky

14 hours ago

Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria

News image — Howick in Northumberland being dazzled by pink and green lights

BBC Weather Watchers/Wrightsaycheese Green and pink lights covering the night sky above a beach. The pink looks like it is lying on top of the green in the sky. Stars can be seen underneath the lights. A house can be seen in the distance. The sea is calm with a low tide and stones covering the shoreline. — Howick in Northumberland being dazzled by pink and green lights

Photographers across the north-east of England have been dazzled by pink and green hues as the Northern Lights illuminate the skies.

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.

The BBC Weather Watchers have been sending their photos in from across the region.

Here are some of our favourites.

BBC Weather Watchers/lee A long pier cast in shadow because of the sky. Above, streaks of green and pink light illuminate the sky. The sea surrounding the pier is calm. — The lights above Steetley Pier in Hartlepool

BBC Weather Watchers/Sarah n Essie A close-up of the sky which has a few wispy clouds. The Northern Lights are shining green and pink. — The same greens and pinks above Saltburn-by-the-Sea

BBC Weather Watchers/Night sky capture A pink/purple patch of sky surrounded by blue above a treeline. There are lots of stars visible. — In the pink at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham

BBC Weather Watchers/KatieW54 A close up of the sky where the pink and green can faintly be seen with numerous stars. — A pink and green sky poking through in South Shields

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