Northern Lights: How to see them in Scotland and England tonight

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The Northern Lights could light up parts of the UK skies again tonight - after a dazzling light display swept across parts of Scotland and northern England last night.

Areas as far south as Wales caught a glimpse of last night’s celestial event, as dark, clear skies and rapid solar winds provided perfect conditions to see the spectacle.

Experts from website AuroraWatch UK believe we could be see a similar show this evening, in the same places.

Dr Nathan Case, a space physicist at Lancaster University and an AuroraWatch team member, said: “The bigger the disturbance, the stronger the Aurora and the more likely it is to be seen.

“Scotland has the best shot,” he told the Express, “the further north in the UK you go the better, but last night it was even visible down in south Wales. Fingers crossed it will be the same strength if it returns tonight.”

Some residents of Merthyr Tydfil, just south of the Brecon Beacons, said they saw the lights on Tuesday evening.

The peak hours for seeing the Northern Lights are between around 9pm and 1am.

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Dr Case added: “We were being bombarded by a fast stream of solar wind yesterday which is continuing today. It's definitely a possibility that the UK could see the Aurora again tonight.”

To have the best chance of seeing them, head out into the countryside to avoid light pollution from towns and cities.

Find a spot where you can see the horizon, and face the north-east, as that’s the direction in where they occur.

The lights are created when charged particles from the sun enter Earth's atmosphere, colliding with gas particles.