A WEATHER expert has revealed the perfect conditions for seeing the Northern Lights and the best spots in the UK to view them. Also known as aurora borealis, the bands of pink and green light were seen across the UK and in parts of Europe last week. 3 The Northern Lights over the National Monument in Edinburgh earlier this month Credit: AFP 3 A dazzling display over Bingham in Nottinghamshire Credit: Alamy 3 A map showing where the Northern Lights could be seen last night Credit: Met office An "extreme" geomagnetic storm made them visible far below the Arctic Circle , US government experts said.
The magical lights produced incredible displays for skygazers across the country including Essex, Suffolk, Edinburgh and Whitley Bay. But the Northern Lights could light up our skies again as early as next month, according to the Met Office. Krista Hammond, a space weather expert at the Met Office, said there may even be some smaller mass ejections on their way to Earth with the potential to create more beautiful displays.
The sun is in the most active period of its 11-year cycle, which means we could get another chance to see the Northern lights in the next few weeks. "The sunspot region, which gave all the solar flares and the coronal mass ejections, is now rotated round to the other side of the sun which isn't facing the Earth," Ms Hammond said. "But in a couple of weeks' time, that area will start to rotate back around to face the Earth again.
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