THE Northern lights, known as the Aurora Borealis, dominated the skies last night (Thursday).
Local photographer, Camlake Canvas, posted these stunning photos from Lough Melvin, Co. Fermanagh, on 'X'.
The photos show the Aurora Borealis in all its glory.
Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the magnetic poles.
The Northern Lights appear as bright, swirling curtains of lights in the night sky and range in colour from green to pink and scarlet.
It is caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the magnetic poles.
The colours occur due to different gases in the Earth's atmosphere being energised by the charged particles.
The two most common gases in the Earth's atmosphere are nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen atoms glow green - the colour most often seen in the Northern Lights, while nitrogen atoms emit purple, blue and pink.
The lights also made an appearance in the night sky over parts of Scotland and England, as far as the south coast in Sussex.
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