Northern Lights

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The Northern Lights, as seen over France earlier this year

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The Northern Lights as seen over Whitley Bay, in England's North East, last year

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The Northern Lights as seen from Herne Bay in Kent last October

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Lily-Rae with actor Kate Winslet.

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I took a trip to Lapland to see the Northern Lights!

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Claire Eason's giant light poppy.

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Northern Lights captured in Tromso, Norway. Photo: Matthew Mohan-Hickson

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Northern Lights dazzles in the UK sky

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Northern Lights: Stunning timelapse video shows Aurora Borealis light up the Lake District. Credit: Gregg Wolstenholme Photography

Spectacular timelapse video shows Aurora Borealis light up UK sky

Aurora Borealis seen from the International Space Station

Aurora Borealis: Stunning timelapse shows northern lights in space

The northern lights fill the sky with green ribbons of electrical charged particles over a barn (Photo by Michael Seamans/Getty Images)

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People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis on 10 May 2024 (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

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Karim Akhtar and Sully Lauren mistook a Premier Inn for the Northern Lights.

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Stunning timelapse video shows the Aurora Borealis over Blea Tarn in Ambleside (11/05/04). Photo credit: Greg Wolstenholme Photography

Northern Lights: Timelapse video shows Aurora Borealis light up UK sky

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Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

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