Nothern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, gave a rare display of spectacular red and green lights as far south as Gloucestershire, Essex and Norfolk last night.
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Mark Thompson, presenter of the BBC's Stargazing Live, said he had not been expecting a display as spectacular as it was in places such as Wick, in Caithness.
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