LAST NIGHT was a treat for amateur photographers across Britain and Ireland, as the Northern Lights made an appearance in the skies.
The beautiful Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights, is a natural display of lights in the sky caused by particles from the sun striking atoms in the Earth's atmosphere, causing them to emit light.
Usually visible in northerly countries - Iceland, Scandinavia and the Antarctic - British and Irish sky watchers can sometimes catch a glimpse.
Northern counties like Donegal, Down, Derry and Antrim all had reported sightings, while many parts of Scotland and the north of England were also treated to the display.
One Irishman, Donegal photographer Paul Doherty, even managed to capture the Northern Lights on video in a time lapse.
See the incredible pictures and videos shared on social media below...
@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
Northern Lights over Dundalk #Louth @LouthTIO @Failte_Ireland @TourismIreland @TOTTDundalk https://t.co/2uAYuB2VJa pic.twitter.com/FFnSSPOIrX
— Conor McEneaney (@ConorPhotoArt) March 6, 2016
#Northernlights at Shrove beach tonight #Donegal #aurora @Aurora_ireland @ pic.twitter.com/vwVvqpzilX
— Michael Gill (@mgphoto) March 6, 2016
Northern Lights, Carrick-a-Rede on the North coast by Tom McDonnell via @barrabest - @Aurora_ireland ? pic.twitter.com/lBEXNaYPeI
— firmus energy (@firmusenergy) March 7, 2016
