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Rare footage of Northern Lights over the UK captured | SWNS

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A stunning rare showing of the Northern Lights has been captured in a timelapse video.

Dan Monk, 31, captured the video while he was working in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, on Sunday evening.

It is rare to see the lights, which are also known as aurora borealis, in the UK and Dan has only seen them a 'handful of times' in the last year.

They are commonly more known for being seen in Iceland and Norway, but you can also see them in Sweden, Finland, Russia, Canada and Alaska.

It happens because when electron's reach the Earth's upper atmosphere, they collide with nitrogen and oxygen molecules, sending them into an 'excited' state.

These electrons eventually calm down and release light, which is what we see as the northern lights.

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