Aurora Borealis: Pictures of the Northern Lights

The Northern Lights could be seen over Knowlton Church near Wimborne, Dorset, on Monday evening

The Northern Lights as seen from Scotland last night

The ethereal glow was also seen clearly from St Andrews in Scotland

The Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Whitburn, Tyne and Wear on Monday

The Northern Lights over the Isle of Skye, Northern Scotland, which was the best place to catch the phenomenon overnight

Extremely rare occasion where the Northern Lights are visible above Great Yarmouth Northern Lights over Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK - 27 Feb 2023

The Aurora Borealis Northern Lights at Donnington Castle, Newbury, Berkshire, February 27

Northern Lights over Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye on Monday evening

Stonehenge was illuminated in a mystical light as the ancient stones were silhouetted against the wonderful Northern Lights

The Lights sparkled behind the Silvanus Roman sculpture on Croy Hill, North Lanarkshire, at around 10pm, with reds and greens seen by stargazers

Stonehenge was illuminated in a mystical light as the ancient stones were silhouetted against the wonderful Northern Lights

The Northern Lights seen at the South Shields Souter lighthouse in Tyne and Wear

The Northern Lights were seen across the UK. Pictured: The Aurora between 10pm and 11.30pm on Kensaleyre, Isle of Skye

The Northern Lights were seen dazzling the skies as far south as the Brecon Beacons on Sunday night (pictured)

Photographer John Trueman said: 'I was out tonight at Findhorn in Moray, Scotland. The sky went from a dull glow in the distance to an explosion of colours and patterns weaving across the night sky one of the best I have seen since 2016'

Many stargazers were likely pleasantly surprised when they spotted the Northern lights over Portobello beach in Edinburgh

The Northern Lights were seen, mainly emerald green in colour, above St Leonard's Head in St Andrews, Scotland

This dazzling photograph was taken at Johnston Loch, Gartcosh, in Scotland, at around 11pm last night

Beautiful: Aurora borealis is expected to light up the night sky across Britain and stretch as far south as Kent and Cornwall. Stonehenge was illuminated by the Northern Lights last night

The Northern Lights were seen dazzling the skies as far south as the Brecon Beacons on Sunday night (pictured)

While commonly visible from the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, and occasionally Scotland, the Northern Lights rarely grace the night sky any further south. Pictured: The northern lights over Knowlton Church near Wimborne in Dorset on Monday evening

A stunning long exposure photographs show the Northern Lights shining behind mountains and illuminating a Scottish loch

The Northern Lights play out in the skies over the mountain of Eystrahorn in Iceland's Eastfjords

 the southern Icelandic peninsula of Stokksnes

Taieri Beach in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island

Norway's Lofoten Islands

southern Iceland's Thjofafoss waterfall and the Burfell hill

the Tombstone Mountain Range in Canada's Yukon territory

Kirkjufell hill in western Iceland

Point Betsie Lighthouse, which sits on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan in the U.S state of Michigan

Murmansk Oblast, a region in northwestern Russia

near the village of Teriberka in northwestern Russia

the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia

Nugget Point Lighthouse on the eastern side of New Zealand’s South Island

Norway's Lofoten islands