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20th December 2016
12:18am GMT
Last night the Aurora Borealis was active in the skies above Ireland and the UK for a few hours, and people didn't waste any time in getting out there to take some brilliant snaps and timelapses.
The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon that happen when solar particles in the atmosphere begin interacting with the magnetic fields around the Earth. It is extremely unusual that they would be seen so widespread, with most people going to the far north of Scotland or Scandinavia to see them.
Here are 40 tweets from around Ireland and the UK last night that show what a truly magical spectacle those elusive lights are...
We have #aurora coming through the clouds in Cork!
— Aurora alert Ireland (@Aurora_ireland) March 6, 2016
Urban Northern Lights Belfast@barrabest @TamithaSkov @Aurora_ireland @VirtualAstro @officialcoolfm @WeatherCee pic.twitter.com/UgIa7lxXst
— Tam Mullen (@TamMullen) March 6, 2016
#justwow #aurora @Aurora_ireland @NorthLightAlert @WeatherCee @IrishCentral @IrishTimes pic.twitter.com/L5yuTorHMt
— Tyler Collins (@tylerc0llins) March 6, 2016
#AuroraBorealis @wildatlanticway @Aurora_ireland @Failte_Ireland pic by @OkanegGerard @deshocks pic.twitter.com/wlbPRq0Ct0
— Tullyarvan Mill (@TullyarvanMill) March 6, 2016
@Aurora_ireland out the back door in ballymena Co. Antrim. (Off the back of camera) pic.twitter.com/2RmIDbB5mw
— Kieran Scullion (@scullionkieran) March 6, 2016
Great updates from @Aurora_ireland - Otherwise would have missed this in Belfast. Jut had to look out the window! pic.twitter.com/kNO0mLlkK1
— Aidan McPeake (@aidan365) March 6, 2016
#NorthernLights visible over Crumlin- who needs Iceland?! @barrabest @newslineweather @aurorawatchuk @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/Lawx1zy8Xf
— Matt Lewis (@mattulewis) March 6, 2016
Aurora at Downhill Demesne @NTDownhill @barrabest @WeatherCee @Aurora_ireland @Aurora_ireland @AstronomyIRL pic.twitter.com/MUY2JuEhfD
— North Coast Snapper (@Northcoastsnap) March 6, 2016
Aurora Borealis over the Giants Causeway tonight... Stunning! #aurorachasers #northernlightsireland @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/pHnKRRIiSP
— Caz Burgess (@cazburgess) March 6, 2016
Heavy cloud cover in S.Donegal but here's a couple of images of the northern lights I took from outside Ballyshannon pic.twitter.com/I4syaKNnOk
— Donna Martin (@DonnaMartin03) March 6, 2016
Greencastle Castle #AuroraBorealis @StormHour @Aurora_ireland @barrabest @WeatherCee @aurorawatchuk pic.twitter.com/wZBpeOqvSN
— Stephen Rooney (@ArtistRooney) March 6, 2016
#AuroraBorealis #aurora Greencastle Co Down @barrabest @Aurora_ireland @StormHour @MeaneysWeather @newslineweather pic.twitter.com/Wrrq9vgNFt
— Stephen Rooney (@ArtistRooney) March 6, 2016
#Aurora from Ballynamona beach #ballycotton tonight. @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/DdpOV21HAC
— Rónán McLaughlin (@romclaughlin) March 6, 2016
Great views of #aurora on the Warren Road, Donaghadee @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/Odx33dl1iE
— Jules (@pedalin) March 6, 2016
Cracking aurora tonight, I pulled over to get this @IOMAurora @Aurora_ireland @aurorashetland #aurora pic.twitter.com/nTEvEbCrVJ
— Wardy (@manxy9) March 6, 2016
The Aurora from Ballinderry Bridge @Aurora_ireland @ArmaghPlanet @WeatherCee @barrabest pic.twitter.com/qMzADYo7vy
— John O'Neill (@Sperrinsphotos) March 6, 2016
Few snaps from impromptu stop in B'shane tonight. @aurora_Ireland @barrabest @discoverni #aurora #northernlights pic.twitter.com/vNUGGMmuBh
— Colin Wright (@colinwright89) March 6, 2016
This happened first aurora (one of many photos) #aurora #AuroraBorealis @Aurora_ireland @aurorawatchuk pic.twitter.com/nbvVvZISaK
— samantha patterson (@sammiep12) March 6, 2016
Another photo of the #aurora seen from Cork tonight.@Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/hCvJyoMV6K
— Colm Ryan (@colm_ryan) March 6, 2016
Tonights show @newslineweather @ILoveNorthCoast @Aurora_ireland @WeatherCee @ScenesOfUlster pic.twitter.com/1Uodl4uPtG
— Paul Harvey (@Paultojo2003) March 6, 2016
Aurora Borealis , Glengad, Inishowen peninsula, Donegal, Ireland #Inishowen #Aurora #Ireland pic.twitter.com/uSQsy8nz2k
— Discover Inishowen (@DiscovInishowen) March 6, 2016
@Aurora_ireland @DonegalHour #kerrykeel #donegal #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #March2016 pic.twitter.com/7Neqv4Lw3U
— Gareth Crossan (@gcrossan85) March 6, 2016
Settling back a touch, but certainly an epic night all round, great to see so many seeing their first lights as well https://t.co/PAOE8nF7hn
— Aurora alert Ireland (@Aurora_ireland) March 6, 2016
@Aurora_ireland Hello From #MalinTown @IrishTimes @GoToIrelandUS @discoverirl @wildatlanticway @wawguide @barrabest pic.twitter.com/vj9USlNXna
— Bren Whelan (@donegalclimbing) March 6, 2016
#aurora from Kinbane Head N.Ireland tonight by David Laverty@StormHour @newslineweather @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/3UI8LUk8cj
— I ❤ North Coast (@ILoveNorthCoast) March 7, 2016
Some realtime #aurora #Donegal @Aurora_ireland Canon6D pic.twitter.com/JXczfTHR9q
— Daragh McDonough (@DaraghDonegal) March 7, 2016
@Aurora_ireland just sending you the Northern Lights from Holywood :) mine has a plane, I think, bottom left. pic.twitter.com/7aFARd8Cdc
— Steve (@McEwanLyon) March 7, 2016
Couple from ballintoy tonight @ILoveNorthCoast @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/b909MD9BUS
— Jonny H (@JonnyH89) March 7, 2016
@barrabest @WeatherCee @angie_weather @officialcoolfm @ScenesOfUlster @Aurora_ireland tonight's aurora from Dundrod pic.twitter.com/IscqKfTUeX
— Jason Murphy (@Jason_Murphy73) March 7, 2016
Folks it's been an epic night, I hope you all enjoyed the lights and be safe those still out! Oiche Mhaith! pic.twitter.com/7y86tsZzZ5
— Aurora alert Ireland (@Aurora_ireland) March 7, 2016
@Aurora_ireland a couple of picture from the north coast pic.twitter.com/hqGIk1L02x
— david atkinson (@ablackeyedpeace) March 7, 2016
Great night out there. I took these near Drogheda @droghedaleader @Aurora_ireland @JOEdotie @DroghedaLifecom pic.twitter.com/kfiagcLffU
— VintagePhotoCompany (@VintagePhotoIRE) March 7, 2016
What an @Aurora_ireland display tonight! Everything was perfect, weather, lack of clouds, not a breeze. #derry pic.twitter.com/GUbkDOMNFN
— Tyler Collins (@tylerc0llins) March 7, 2016
Welcome back party for Manannán Mac Lir @WeatherCee @ScenesOfUlster @ILoveNorthCoast @Aurora_ireland pic.twitter.com/sr32CUx2pF
— North Coast Snapper (@Northcoastsnap) March 7, 2016
#AuroraBorealis over #Inishowen #donegal @fortdunree @Aurora_ireland @barrabest @IrishTimes @wildatlanticway pic.twitter.com/VIyBGA7AlJ
— Seamus McLaughlin (@seimimac) March 7, 2016
A very quick crap framerate timelapse of tonights aurora display before my lens fogged up @Aurora_ireland #derry pic.twitter.com/3ZM9KAD0LI
— Tyler Collins (@tylerc0llins) March 7, 2016
@Aurora_ireland just an average Sunday night in Ballymena Co.Antrim @barrabest @irish_news pic.twitter.com/dT1y8aw97v
— Kieran Scullion (@scullionkieran) March 7, 2016
Thanks @Aurora_ireland for updates and retweets on irish sky Auroras. I captured my first light show. pic.twitter.com/7EXTMRtUA8
— Kieran Scullion (@scullionkieran) March 7, 2016
Mother Nature at its best on Mothers Day at Slemish Mountain pic.twitter.com/IRhfMy4UfV
— Chris Ibbotson Photo (@ChrisIbbotson11) March 7, 2016
Na gealain thuaidh, rince agus radharc go hálainn, Oiche Mhaith! https://t.co/1Kj0CAFIVN
— Aurora alert Ireland (@Aurora_ireland) March 7, 2016
