The stunning colours of the Northern Lights were seen above the town last night\u00a0\u2013 and captured in full by members of our camera club.<\/p>\n
Marta Artavejas captured these pictures on Scout Road in Smithills Country Park.<\/a><\/p>\n The display of lights were\u00a0hidden behind the clouds but you can still make out the blue and purple hues behind their cover.<\/p>\n The Northern Lights were seen above Bolton last night (Image: Marta Artavejas) Over the last year, stargazers have been spoiled with several displays of the lights<\/a> also known as the Aurora Borealis.<\/p>\n The Northern Lights were seen above Bolton last night (Image: Marta Artavejas) Unfortunately, the rainy weather put an end to anyone’s night of stargazing and the lights were no longer visible.<\/p>\n The Northern Lights were seen above Bolton last night (Image: Marta Artavejas) Yesterday morning (June 13), AuroraWatch UK issued a red alert for the Northern Lights to be visible in our skies<\/a> yesterday night.<\/p>\n Explaining what a red alert means, AuroraWatch UK shares: “It is likely that aurora will be visible by eye and camera from anywhere in the UK.”<\/p>\n AuroraWatch UK is a free service that is run by\u00a0scientists in the Space and Planetary Physics group at Lancaster University\u2019s Department of Physics.<\/p>\n If you want the latest alerts on the Northern Lights, you can find out more via\u00a0AuroraWatch UK.<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Strawberry full moon to illuminate skies this month<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Rare strawberry moon captured in pictures by readers<\/a><\/p>\n