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Pictured: Spectacular Northern Lights display across Britain

Streaks of purple and green light up the night sky

Telegraph Reporters
10 October 2024 11:04pm BST
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Shimmering yellows and oranges sparkle over Whitby Harbour

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Shimmering yellows and oranges sparkle over Whitby Harbour on Thursday night

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Aurora Borealis, can be seen over Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire

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Aurora Borealis, can be seen over Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire

Credit: Story Picture Agency

Northern Lights on display in the skies over Cromer, Norfolk

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Northern Lights on display in the skies over Cromer, Norfolk

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The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are seen this evening behind the Blakehope Nick due to a strong solar storm

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The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are seen this evening behind the Blakehope Nick due to a strong solar storm

Credit: Lewis Brown / Story Picture Agency

The Aurora Borealis, are seen this evening at Dunstanburgh Castle

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The Aurora Borealis, are seen this evening at Dunstanburgh Castle

Credit: Craig Strawbridge / Story Picture Agency

The aurora gleams behind the Angel of the North in Gateshead

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The aurora gleams behind the Angel of the North in Gateshead

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St Mary's church in Great Chart, near Ashford in Kent

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St Mary’s church in Great Chart, near Ashford in Kent

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Pitstone Windmill in Buckinghamshire

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Pitstone Windmill in Buckinghamshire

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The lights could be seen in the south too, as here in Wadhurst, East Sussex

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The lights could be seen in the south too, as here in Wadhurst, East Sussex

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Godalming in Surrey, where the lights glistened over the River Wey

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Godalming in Surrey, where the lights glistened over the River Wey

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Residents on this street in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex were treated to gorgeous colour

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Residents on this street in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex were treated to gorgeous colour

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The Northern Lights appear behind Paxton's Tower in Llanarthne, Wales - silhouetting the structure

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The Northern Lights appear behind Paxton’s Tower in Llanarthne, Wales - silhouetting the structure

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An image stitched of multiple shots shows a panorama over Derwent Water in the Lake District

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An image stitched of multiple shots shows a flood of green at Derwent Water in the Lake District

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Purple and green illuminates Whitby harbour in North Yorkshire

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Purple and green illuminates Whitby harbour in North Yorkshire

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Aurora borealis appeared in full view at this vantage point on Halkyn Mountain in Flintshire, Wales

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Aurora borealis appears in full view at this vantage point on Halkyn Mountain in Flintshire, Wales

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The Northern lights seen over St Catherine’s Lighthouse on the Isle of Wight

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