Northern Lights August 8-9 warning as solar flare creates 'astral event' over UK

Stargazers and holidaymakers are being urged to look up at the heavens tonight as a solar flare is set to produce a spectacular northern lights display.

The Met Office space forecast has indicated that a Coronal Mass Ejection and coronal hole fast wind influence is predicted for August 8-9, increasing the chances of a celestial spectacle across Scotland's skies.

Digital Camera World has reported that active sunspot activity could see the aurora borealis make a return this weekend.

The aurora borealis, commonly referred to as the northern lights, is a natural phenomenon occurring when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere, particularly oxygen and nitrogen molecules, which then pr

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