Edinburgh local captures stunning images of the Northern Lights over the city

An Edinburgh local has captured phenomenal images of the Northern Lights shining over the Leith area of the city. Brigitta took the pictures on Friday, December 12 between 10:20pm and 10.40pm.

While the lights weren't visible to the human eye, she was able to use her phone camera to get a few shots of the vibrant green lights as they shone down on Leith .

The Northern Lights occur as a consequence of substantial solar activity, which unleashes enormous quantities of charged particles – referred to as solar wind – into space.

She was able to capture the images using her phone camera. (Image: Brigitta)

When these particles become ensnared by Earth's magnetic field, they can crash into gas molecules in the atmosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm. These impacts produce light at di