Northern Lights could be visible in UK skies tonight
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Northern Lights could be visible in parts of the UK tonight, including Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England and Wales.
Also known as the aurora borealis, the lights are the result of particles from the sun being carried on solar winds and then interacting with the Earth's atmosphere after being channelled to the polar regions by the planet's magnetic field.
According to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, different gases have different effects on the colour of the display. Green indicates solar particles interacting with oxygen, while purple, blue or pink hues are caused by nitrogen.
According to the Met Office, a "combination of fast solar winds" and the "recent arrival of a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun" made conditions optimum over the weekend. READ MORE: ITV Passenger viewers say they 'haven't a clue' and 'switch off' minutes into new thriller The weather company's space forecast states that 'minor to moderate geomagnetic storm intervals [are] probable for next 12 to 18 hours following CME arrival' on Sunday March 24.
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