Northern Lights: Here's the best time to see the aurora dazzling Nottinghamshire skies tonight
Northern Lights offer a rare spectacle for sky-gazers in the area. Here's how to catch a glimpse of this natural phenomenon.
Although sky-gazers across the UK were treated to a rare display of Northern Lights last night, locals in Nottinghamshire are set to see them tonight (Wednesday November 12) too.
What time will Northern Lights, aurora be visible tonight?
The Northern Lights should be visible in Nottinghamshire and across the UK, although the light show is set to be more pronounced in the north.
It is always a little difficult to say the exact time an aurora can be seen, but at time of publication, it looks like the strongest aurora will occur just before midnight tonight.
Other variables to consider includes the weather, as seeing aurora depends on clear skies and clement weather conditions.
How to do watch Northern Lights, aurora
To see aurora firstly check if there are clear skies. Try to find a dark areas - the less light the better - to really get an uninterrupted view of the northern horizon.
Aurora show up much clearer through a camera lens, you can use your smartphone to do this.
What are the Northern Lights?
The northern lights phenomena is caused by the Sun going through an active phase and experiencing eruptions called Coronal Mass Ejections which sends solar particles in the direction of Earth.
These particles interacting with the Earth’s atmosphere gives rise to spectacular light shows that we see in the night skies.
The term Northern Lights is used interchangeably with Aurora Borealis.