There is still an increased chance of spotting the stunning northern lights in Kent on Tuesday night (September 2).The Met Office is predicting heightened solar activity which could bring the Aurora Borealis to the county, if the weather plays ball.

Some lucky stargazers may have spotted the spectacle on Monday night (September 1) when a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) arrived at earth.

This space event enhanced geomagnetic activity, and conditions that allowed the aurora borealis to be seen further south than usual.

A coronal mass ejection is a release of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun’s corona, the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere. When these ejections are directed towards Earth, they can interact with our planet’s magnetic field triggering geomagnetic storms

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