The Northern Lights may very well be seen throughout northern elements of the UK tonight, the Met Office has stated.

The phenomenon, often known as Aurora Borealis, usually seems above Iceland and Norway however is barely often seen from the UK.

Generally, sightings are restricted to Scotland.

According to the Met Office, a "combination of fast solar winds" and the "recent arrival of a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun" might trigger a show on Sunday night into Monday morning.

The Northern Lights are the results of particles from the solar being carried on photo voltaic winds after which interacting with the Earth's ambiance after being channelled to the polar areas by the planet's magnetic discipline.

According to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, totally different gases have totally different results on the color of the show.

Green signifies photo voltaic particles interacting with oxygen, whereas purple, blue or pink hues are brought on by nitrogen.

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A deep purple can typically be seen on account of photo voltaic particles interacting with oxygen at very excessive altitudes.

Only below "severe space weather conditions" can the lights be seen all through the UK - even then, star-gazers want a transparent sky and fewer gentle air pollution.