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Northern Lights seen over St Albans

The Northern Lights over Fleetville. Photo: Carol Morton

11 May 2024

Posted at 08:18 in St Albans

The aurora borealis – better known as the Northern Lights – put on a rare display over St Albans last night.

As seen in our photos by Sandy Denyer and Carol Morton, they became visible after the Earth was hit by one of the strongest geomagnetic storms for years,

The lights are caused by charged particles from the sun hitting gases in the Earth’s atmosphere, with oxygen glowing green and nitrogen purple, blue and pink.

A second display of the lights may be visible late tonight.

Send your photos of the aurora borealis to editor@stalbanstimes.co.uk and we’ll publish the best.

The Northern Lights over Fleetville. Photo: Carol Morton
The Northern Lights over Fleetville. Photo: Carol Morton
The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - photographed by Sandy Denyer.
The Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – photographed by Sandy Denyer.
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