Stargazers could be in for a treat tonight with the chance that the Northern Lights are visible across the country due to a severe geometric storm.
Experts have warned of massive disruption to power grids, mobile phone networks and GPS satellites from the storm on Friday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US said the "unusual event" could happen, making it the first to strike Europe in almost 20 years.
On Thursday, NOAA issued the Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch, which was last announced in January 2005, when the Earth was struck by the hugest amount of radiation it had witnessed in half a century.
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