AURORAWATCH UK has confirmed there may be another chance to catch the Northern Lights across the UK tonight (May 11).

Due to an extreme geomagnetic storm, the Northern Lights dazzled the skies across the UK overnight.

The Aurora Borealis was visible across north Wales and could be best seen along the north east coast, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Liverpool, Kent and Berkshire.

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In case you missed it last night, the solar storms are likely to be visible again tonight, confirms meteorologist at the Met Office Craig Snell.

He said: “It is hard to fully predict what will happen in the Earth’s atmosphere, but there will still be enhanced solar activity tonight, so the lights could be visible again in northern parts of the UK."

An amber alert has also been issued by Aurorawatch UK stating it is possible that aurora will be visible by eye and camera from anywhere in the UK.

The best time to spot the Northern Lights will be between 10pm and 2am.

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The lights are created by a charge from the sun interacting with gases in the Earth's atmosphere. 

The sun releases large particles known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) creating the most vibrating array of colours.

Despite activity starting to decline, the sightings are likely with a clear forecast.