Northern Lights captured above Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 09:18 · Archive
Astrophotographers filmed the Aurora Borealis turning the sky green and pink above Whitby Abbey on Saturday night.
The Northern Lights were captured above Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire on Saturday night (October 10). Scarborough-based astrophotographers Astro Dog, run by Nicole Carr and Simon Scott, filmed the display between 9.55pm and 11.45pm, creating a timelapse using 1,300 photographs. The lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, turned the sky green and pink.
Nicole Carr, who describes herself as an 'aurora hunter', explained that the displays happen when the sun releases streams of charged particles known as 'solar wind', which interact with the Earth's magnetic field and different elements in its atmosphere. The charged particles meet gases in the atmosphere, energise them and cause them to emit photons of light.
Carr noted that seeing the aurora as far south as North Yorkshire is a rare event, with the chances growing even thinner the further south you go. Her favourite locations to catch the displays include Scalby Mills cliffs in Scarborough, the cliffs in Burniston Nab and the coastal areas around Whitby.
How it is being reported
- WATCH – Northern Lights captured above Yorkshire landmarkThe Northern Lights have been captured above Whitby Abbey.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 12 Oct, 08:15
- WATCH – Northern Lights captured above Yorkshire landmarkThe Northern Lights have been captured above Whitby Abbey.The Press (York) · 12 Oct, 08:15
In this story: Whitby Abbey · North Yorkshire · Astro Dog · Nicole Carr · Simon Scott · Scarborough
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