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A bright & extensive noctilucent cloud display over the Quantock Hills, Somerset - 21 June 2020

A bright & extensive noctilucent cloud display over the Quantock Hills, Somerset - 21 June 2020

Major mid-latitude aurora from Dartmoor National Park - 10 May 2024

Major mid-latitude aurora from Dartmoor National Park - 10 May 2024

A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

Auroral rays dancing in the glow of twilight from Kielder Forest, Northumberland - 8 May 2016

Auroral rays dancing in the glow of twilight from Kielder Forest, Northumberland - 8 May 2016

Noctilucent clouds over South Wales - 11 July 2015

Noctilucent clouds over South Wales - 11 July 2015

Aurora borealis from a plane over the Shetland Islands

Aurora borealis from a plane over the Shetland Islands

The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014

The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014

A bright and richly structured NLC display as seen from Somerset, UK - 11 July 2020

A bright and richly structured NLC display as seen from Somerset, UK - 11 July 2020

Northern Lights, Somerset, UK - 24 March 2023

Northern Lights, Somerset, UK - 24 March 2023

Northern Lights from Dartmoor, Devon - 4 March 2024

Northern Lights from Dartmoor, Devon - 4 March 2024

Bright NLC display over Somerset - 12 July 2014

Bright NLC display over Somerset - 12 July 2014

Northern Lights display from Somerset, UK, during G3 (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm - 7 October 2015

Northern Lights display from Somerset, UK, during G3 (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm - 7 October 2015

Dynamic auroral coronae over South Devon, UK, during the 10 May 2024 geomagnetic storm.

Dynamic auroral coronae over South Devon, UK, during the 10 May 2024 geomagnetic storm.

Extensive noctilucent cloud display from Bristol, UK - 17 June 2009

Extensive noctilucent cloud display from Bristol, UK - 17 June 2009

Major mid-latitude aurora from Dartmoor National Park - 10 May 2024

Major mid-latitude aurora from Dartmoor National Park - 10 May 2024

Close-up of a highly structured area of NLC showing embedded gravity waves - 11 July 2020

Close-up of a highly structured area of NLC showing embedded gravity waves - 11 July 2020

A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

Ripples and waves within an NLC display

Ripples and waves within an NLC display

Aurora borealis from a plane

Aurora borealis from a plane

The Northern Lights over Somerset showing bright auroral rays - 22/23 June 2015

The Northern Lights over Somerset showing bright auroral rays - 22/23 June 2015

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Northern Lights, Somerset - 24 March 2023

Northern Lights, Somerset - 24 March 2023

Predawn noctilucent clouds - Somerset, UK - 13 June 2020

Predawn noctilucent clouds - Somerset, UK - 13 June 2020

Dynamic wave structures within an NLC display - 12 July 2014

Dynamic wave structures within an NLC display - 12 July 2014

Bright noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 12 July 2014

Bright noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 12 July 2014

Noctilucent clouds shine through veils of hazy cloud over the lights of South Wales - 24 June 2020

Noctilucent clouds shine through veils of hazy cloud over the lights of South Wales - 24 June 2020

Bright noctilucent clouds (NLCs) at twilight - 11 July 2020

Bright noctilucent clouds (NLCs) at twilight - 11 July 2020

The Northern Lights over Somerset (UK) with meteor - 22/23 June 2015

The Northern Lights over Somerset (UK) with meteor - 22/23 June 2015

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Aurora viewed looking due south from Dartmoor, UK, during major geomagnetic storm - 10 May 2024

Aurora viewed looking due south from Dartmoor, UK, during major geomagnetic storm - 10 May 2024

Northern Lights display with bright auroral ray from Somerset, UK, during G3 (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm - 7 October 2015

Northern Lights display with bright auroral ray from Somerset, UK, during G3 (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm - 7 October 2015

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Wave structures in an overhead noctilucent cloud display - 16 June 2009

Wave structures in an overhead noctilucent cloud display - 16 June 2009

NLCs appearing in front of the Earthshine-lit crescent Moon at twilight

NLCs appearing in front of the Earthshine-lit crescent Moon at twilight

Northern Lights, Somerset - 27 February 2023

Northern Lights, Somerset - 27 February 2023

Wave-like noctilucent clouds over Dartmoor, UK - 3 July 2011

Wave-like noctilucent clouds over Dartmoor, UK - 3 July 2011

The Northern Lights over Exmoor National Park, UK – 8 August 2022

The Northern Lights over Exmoor National Park, UK – 8 August 2022

Noctilucent cloud structures - 11 July 2015

Noctilucent cloud structures - 11 July 2015

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Gravity wave structures within a bright NLC display - 11 July 2020

Gravity wave structures within a bright NLC display - 11 July 2020

Structured noctilucent clouds over the lights of south Wales from Somerset, UK - 8 June 2019

Structured noctilucent clouds over the lights of south Wales from Somerset, UK - 8 June 2019

Wide view of a large and bright noctilucent cloud display - 17 June 2009

Wide view of a large and bright noctilucent cloud display - 17 June 2009

Aurora from an airplane

Aurora from an airplane

The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014

The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014

A bright noctilucent cloud display in the pre-dawn sky over Dartmoor - 3 July 2011

A bright noctilucent cloud display in the pre-dawn sky over Dartmoor - 3 July 2011

Bright tendril structures during a noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 21 June 2020

Bright tendril structures during a noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 21 June 2020

Bright noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2017

Bright noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2017

Faint, homogeneous arc of aurora over the lights of South Wales - 20 December 2015

Faint, homogeneous arc of aurora over the lights of South Wales - 20 December 2015

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Auroral rays and a distant green auroral curtain - Kielder Forest - 8 May 2016, 23:28UT

Auroral rays and a distant green auroral curtain - Kielder Forest - 8 May 2016, 23:28UT

Noctilucent clouds over the Bristol Channel taken from Porlock, Exmoor - 27 June 2019

Noctilucent clouds over the Bristol Channel taken from Porlock, Exmoor - 27 June 2019

Rays and other structures within an auroral display, as seen from an airplane

Rays and other structures within an auroral display, as seen from an airplane

NLC cloud structures - 13 June 2020

NLC cloud structures - 13 June 2020

A quiet auroral arc as seen from an airplane

A quiet auroral arc as seen from an airplane

A bright and highly complex noctilucent cloud display over town lights

A bright and highly complex noctilucent cloud display over town lights

The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014

The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014

Noctilucent cloud ripples in the pre-dawn sky

Noctilucent cloud ripples in the pre-dawn sky

The beginning of a bright noctilucent cloud display over Dartmoor National Park, UK.

The beginning of a bright noctilucent cloud display over Dartmoor National Park, UK.

Auroral curtains from Dartmoor National Park, Devon during major geomagnetic storm - 10 May 2024

Auroral curtains from Dartmoor National Park, Devon during major geomagnetic storm - 10 May 2024

Twisting formations within a bright noctilucent cloud display - 9 July 2010

Twisting formations within a bright noctilucent cloud display - 9 July 2010

Faint rays over a diffuse, green, auroral glow at the beginning of a Northern Lights display - 22 June 2015

Faint rays over a diffuse, green, auroral glow at the beginning of a Northern Lights display - 22 June 2015

Faint, mostly photographic, noctilucent clouds over the lights of South Wales. Taken from Exmoor National Park at ~22:45UT on 2 June 2018.

Faint, mostly photographic, noctilucent clouds over the lights of South Wales. Taken from Exmoor National Park at ~22:45UT on 2 June 2018.

Noctilucent clouds - 21 July 2009

Noctilucent clouds - 21 July 2009

A bright auroral arc from an airplane window

A bright auroral arc from an airplane window

Complex, moving NLC structures

Complex, moving NLC structures

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Chevron-like features within a noctilucent cloud display

Chevron-like features within a noctilucent cloud display

Wide view of the aurora over Somerset showing multiple bright rays - 22/23 June 2015

Wide view of the aurora over Somerset showing multiple bright rays - 22/23 June 2015

Noctilucent clouds - 17 June 2009

Noctilucent clouds - 17 June 2009

Noctilucent clouds over the Bristol Channel taken from Porlock, Exmoor - 27 June 2019

Noctilucent clouds over the Bristol Channel taken from Porlock, Exmoor - 27 June 2019

Rays emerging from multiple auroral arcs

Rays emerging from multiple auroral arcs

Noctilucent cloud display showing rippling wave structures - Somerset, UK - 2 July 2018

Noctilucent cloud display showing rippling wave structures - Somerset, UK - 2 July 2018

Wide view of a distant patch of noctilucent cloud (bottom right) - 22 June 2015

Wide view of a distant patch of noctilucent cloud (bottom right) - 22 June 2015

A treeline and a bright noctilucent cloud display

A treeline and a bright noctilucent cloud display

Ripple and wave structures within a bright noctilucent cloud display

Ripple and wave structures within a bright noctilucent cloud display

The Northern Lights over the southern UK (near Bristol) - 27 February 2014

The Northern Lights over the southern UK (near Bristol) - 27 February 2014

Faint pink/red aurora (below centre) visible from Somerset - 12 September 2014 (20:57UT)

Faint pink/red aurora (below centre) visible from Somerset - 12 September 2014 (20:57UT)

Noctilucent clouds under The Plough asterism - 11 July 2015

Noctilucent clouds under The Plough asterism - 11 July 2015

Faint, pink, auroral glow beneath the stars of the Plough asterism - 9 September 2015

Faint, pink, auroral glow beneath the stars of the Plough asterism - 9 September 2015

An extensive noctilucent cloud display over the Quantock Hills, Somerset, UK - 21 June 2020

An extensive noctilucent cloud display over the Quantock Hills, Somerset, UK - 21 June 2020

Noctilucent clouds appear over a silhouetted horizon - 3 July 2011

Noctilucent clouds appear over a silhouetted horizon - 3 July 2011

Noctilucent clouds just before sunrise - 1 July 2011

Noctilucent clouds just before sunrise - 1 July 2011

Noctilucent cloud wave structures - 15 June 2019

Noctilucent cloud wave structures - 15 June 2019

Wave-like structures within a bright NLC display

Wave-like structures within a bright NLC display

Noctilucent clouds over a misty landscape prior to sunrise

Noctilucent clouds over a misty landscape prior to sunrise

Small-scale noctilucent cloud structures - 17 June 2009

Small-scale noctilucent cloud structures - 17 June 2009

Faint auroral rays during G2 geomagnetic storm - taken from Somerset, UK, at 21:27UT, 7 September 2015

Faint auroral rays during G2 geomagnetic storm - taken from Somerset, UK, at 21:27UT, 7 September 2015

An active auroral curtain as seen from an airplane

An active auroral curtain as seen from an airplane

Noctilucent clouds over Somerset - 12 July 2014

Noctilucent clouds over Somerset - 12 July 2014

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Faint, low-altitude, noctilucent clouds over Dartmoor National Park, Devon - 18 June 2017, ~23:15UT

Faint, low-altitude, noctilucent clouds over Dartmoor National Park, Devon - 18 June 2017, ~23:15UT

Sand dune like features within a high-altitude NLC display - 16 June 2009

Sand dune like features within a high-altitude NLC display - 16 June 2009

Noctilucent clouds over Taunton, UK - 2 July 2018

Noctilucent clouds over Taunton, UK - 2 July 2018

Noctilucent clouds - 5 July 2019

Noctilucent clouds - 5 July 2019

Predawn noctilucent clouds, Somerset, UK - 7 June 2020

Predawn noctilucent clouds, Somerset, UK - 7 June 2020

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The Northern Lights over Somerset - 22/23 June 2015

The Northern Lights over Somerset - 22/23 June 2015

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Northern Lights, Somerset - 24 March 2023

Northern Lights, Somerset - 24 March 2023

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Photographic aurora captured from the northern coast of Brittany, France, on the night of 19 August 2022

Photographic aurora captured from the northern coast of Brittany, France, on the night of 19 August 2022

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Noctilucent clouds over hedgerow - 9 July 2010

Noctilucent clouds over hedgerow - 9 July 2010

Auroral rays over Kielder Water, Northumberland - 8 May 2016, 23:19UT

Auroral rays over Kielder Water, Northumberland - 8 May 2016, 23:19UT

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Noctilucent clouds from Somerset, UK - 8 June 2019

Noctilucent clouds from Somerset, UK - 8 June 2019

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Intricate structures within NLCs seen over a hedgerow - 9 July 2010

Intricate structures within NLCs seen over a hedgerow - 9 July 2010

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The Northern Lights from Somerset during severe geomagnetic storm - 17 March 2015

The Northern Lights from Somerset during severe geomagnetic storm - 17 March 2015

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A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

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A bright & extensive noctilucent cloud display over the Quantock Hills, Somerset - 21 June 2020
Major mid-latitude aurora from Dartmoor National Park - 10 May 2024
A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019
Auroral rays dancing in the glow of twilight from Kielder Forest, Northumberland - 8 May 2016
Noctilucent clouds over South Wales - 11 July 2015
Aurora borealis from a plane over the Shetland Islands
The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014
A bright and richly structured NLC display as seen from Somerset, UK - 11 July 2020
Northern Lights, Somerset, UK - 24 March 2023
Northern Lights from Dartmoor, Devon - 4 March 2024
Bright NLC display over Somerset - 12 July 2014
Northern Lights display from Somerset, UK, during G3 (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm - 7 October 2015
Dynamic auroral coronae over South Devon, UK, during the 10 May 2024 geomagnetic storm.
Extensive noctilucent cloud display from Bristol, UK - 17 June 2009
Major mid-latitude aurora from Dartmoor National Park - 10 May 2024
Close-up of a highly structured area of NLC showing embedded gravity waves - 11 July 2020
A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019
Ripples and waves within an NLC display
Aurora borealis from a plane
The Northern Lights over Somerset showing bright auroral rays - 22/23 June 2015
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Northern Lights, Somerset - 24 March 2023
Predawn noctilucent clouds - Somerset, UK - 13 June 2020
Dynamic wave structures within an NLC display - 12 July 2014
Bright noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 12 July 2014
Noctilucent clouds shine through veils of hazy cloud over the lights of South Wales - 24 June 2020
Bright noctilucent clouds (NLCs) at twilight - 11 July 2020
The Northern Lights over Somerset (UK) with meteor - 22/23 June 2015
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Aurora viewed looking due south from Dartmoor, UK, during major geomagnetic storm - 10 May 2024
Northern Lights display with bright auroral ray from Somerset, UK, during G3 (Kp=7) geomagnetic storm - 7 October 2015
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Wave structures in an overhead noctilucent cloud display - 16 June 2009
NLCs appearing in front of the Earthshine-lit crescent Moon at twilight
Northern Lights, Somerset - 27 February 2023
Wave-like noctilucent clouds over Dartmoor, UK - 3 July 2011
The Northern Lights over Exmoor National Park, UK – 8 August 2022
Noctilucent cloud structures - 11 July 2015
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Gravity wave structures within a bright NLC display - 11 July 2020
Structured noctilucent clouds over the lights of south Wales from Somerset, UK - 8 June 2019
Wide view of a large and bright noctilucent cloud display - 17 June 2009
Aurora from an airplane
The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014
A bright noctilucent cloud display in the pre-dawn sky over Dartmoor - 3 July 2011
Bright tendril structures during a noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 21 June 2020
Bright noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2017
Faint, homogeneous arc of aurora over the lights of South Wales - 20 December 2015
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Auroral rays and a distant green auroral curtain - Kielder Forest - 8 May 2016, 23:28UT
Noctilucent clouds over the Bristol Channel taken from Porlock, Exmoor - 27 June 2019
Rays and other structures within an auroral display, as seen from an airplane
NLC cloud structures - 13 June 2020
A quiet auroral arc as seen from an airplane
A bright and highly complex noctilucent cloud display over town lights
The Northern Lights over the UK, 27 February 2014
Noctilucent cloud ripples in the pre-dawn sky
The beginning of a bright noctilucent cloud display over Dartmoor National Park, UK.
Auroral curtains from Dartmoor National Park, Devon during major geomagnetic storm - 10 May 2024
Twisting formations within a bright noctilucent cloud display - 9 July 2010
Faint rays over a diffuse, green, auroral glow at the beginning of a Northern Lights display - 22 June 2015
Faint, mostly photographic, noctilucent clouds over the lights of South Wales. Taken from Exmoor National Park at ~22:45UT on 2 June 2018.
Noctilucent clouds - 21 July 2009
A bright auroral arc from an airplane window
Complex, moving NLC structures
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Chevron-like features within a noctilucent cloud display
Wide view of the aurora over Somerset showing multiple bright rays - 22/23 June 2015
Noctilucent clouds - 17 June 2009
Noctilucent clouds over the Bristol Channel taken from Porlock, Exmoor - 27 June 2019
Rays emerging from multiple auroral arcs
Noctilucent cloud display showing rippling wave structures - Somerset, UK - 2 July 2018
Wide view of a distant patch of noctilucent cloud (bottom right) - 22 June 2015
A treeline and a bright noctilucent cloud display
Ripple and wave structures within a bright noctilucent cloud display
The Northern Lights over the southern UK (near Bristol) - 27 February 2014
Faint pink/red aurora (below centre) visible from Somerset - 12 September 2014 (20:57UT)
Noctilucent clouds under The Plough asterism - 11 July 2015
Faint, pink, auroral glow beneath the stars of the Plough asterism - 9 September 2015
An extensive noctilucent cloud display over the Quantock Hills, Somerset, UK - 21 June 2020
Noctilucent clouds appear over a silhouetted horizon - 3 July 2011
Noctilucent clouds just before sunrise - 1 July 2011
Noctilucent cloud wave structures - 15 June 2019
Wave-like structures within a bright NLC display
Noctilucent clouds over a misty landscape prior to sunrise
Small-scale noctilucent cloud structures - 17 June 2009
Faint auroral rays during G2 geomagnetic storm - taken from Somerset, UK, at 21:27UT, 7 September 2015
An active auroral curtain as seen from an airplane
Noctilucent clouds over Somerset - 12 July 2014
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Faint, low-altitude, noctilucent clouds over Dartmoor National Park, Devon - 18 June 2017, ~23:15UT
Sand dune like features within a high-altitude NLC display - 16 June 2009
Noctilucent clouds over Taunton, UK - 2 July 2018
Noctilucent clouds - 5 July 2019
Predawn noctilucent clouds, Somerset, UK - 7 June 2020
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The Northern Lights over Somerset - 22/23 June 2015
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Northern Lights, Somerset - 24 March 2023
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Photographic aurora captured from the northern coast of Brittany, France, on the night of 19 August 2022
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Noctilucent clouds over hedgerow - 9 July 2010
Auroral rays over Kielder Water, Northumberland - 8 May 2016, 23:19UT
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Noctilucent clouds from Somerset, UK - 8 June 2019
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Intricate structures within NLCs seen over a hedgerow - 9 July 2010
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The Northern Lights from Somerset during severe geomagnetic storm - 17 March 2015
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A large and highly-structured noctilucent cloud display over Somerset, UK - 15 June 2019

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