Northern Lights in Berkshire: Exact time and where TONIGHT

Stargazers across the country have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, several times already in 2024 due to rare solar events/ 

A red alert was issued back in August by AuroaWatch UK to indicate that. a sighting was possible all over the UK and another red alert was issued on Tuesday, October 8.

Photographers across the county spotted the phenomenon on Thursday evening this week with stunning photos captured across Tilehurst, Caversham, Reading town centre and beyond.

Look north in the coming nights and you may spot the #NorthernLights 👀

A coronal mass ejection from the sun is earth bound and whilst there's some uncertainty on its arrival time, sightings of the #aurora are likely in northern areas with a slight chance in the south too pic.twitter.com/DPlXcPd1pM

— Met Office (@metoffice) October 10, 2024

Another red alert has been issued for today (Friday, October 12) with Berkshire folk handed the chance to see the lights again.

The Northern Lights will be at their most visible at 11pm tonight (Friday, October 11) according to the Met Office with the general hours to see them from 7pm tonight until 3am (Saturday, October 12).

They generally appear in high-latitude regions such as the Arctic or Scandinavia.

Their colourful glow is caused by a stream of charged particles that have escaped the sun (known as solar wind) interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field.

The particles hit our atmosphere at high speed and combine with oxygen and nitrogen to create a multicoloured burst.