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People across Norfolk were treated to an incredible Northern Lights display on New Year's Day. The aurora borealis made its first appearance of the year on Wednesday night, painting the skies with hues of pink, purple and green. A shot of the display above Burgh Castle (Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography) Several lucky stargazers were able to snap photos and shared them to social media.
Many chose to dub it "nature's New Year's firework display ". It was also spotted above the wind farm off the Sheringham coast (Image: Nik Burrow) For people this far south, the lights are usually only visible through a camera lens and in areas with very little artificial light. This makes the coast and very rural areas the best place to spot them.
This was taken at Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth, at around 8.30pm (Image: Lewis Hall) Another from Great Yarmouth (Image: Simon Luckman) The Northern Lights are visible when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the magnetic poles. They are influenced by geomagnetic storms which originate from activity on the sun.
As they collide, light is emitted at various wavelengths, creating colourful displays in the sky..
