Northern Lights illuminate the East of England

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News image — The sky was lit in beautiful hues of pink, purple and green above Felixstowe, in Suffolk, on Saturday night

BBC Weather Watchers/squiz A pink, purple and green sky is seen above and behind the outline of a boat and a shed — The sky was lit in beautiful hues of pink, purple and green above Felixstowe, in Suffolk, on Saturday night

Night owls and stargazers have been treated to a spectacular display of colour, as the Northern Lights lit up the skies across the East of England.

People across the region captured the green and pink glow on their cameras on Saturday night.

Also known as the Aurora Borealis, the naturally occurring spectacle is the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards Earth and interacting with particles in the atmosphere.

The Met Office said sightings could continue to be possible during clear skies until Tuesday.

BBC Weather Watchers/Simon Luckman 1988 A red and yellow sky and stars above a distant landscape. — Great Yarmouth was bathed in colour on Saturday night

BBC Weather Watchers/Mark Dimbleby Northern lights in Buckinghamshire. — Pink and green glows in the sky above Marlow, in Buckinghamshire

BBC Weather Watchers/Trudie A pink and purple night sky with some trees and bushes in the foreground. — This scene was captured above Cottenham in Cambridgeshire

BBC Weather Watchers/Bristol Stormchaser An illuminated building is set against a colourful night sky. — A glowing sky is taken in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

BBC Weather Watchers/Treas A pink and blue sky and trees in the foreground. — Distant hues of pink were seen over Dovercourt, in Essex

BBC Weather Watchers/spaceknighti A very bright green sky can be seen, with a few clouds and lights on the landscape in the distance. — It was very green for a while over Weybourne, in Norfolk

Cath Wykes A blue, purple and pink starry sky with the tops of bushes in the foreground. — It was all pink and purple over Spratton in Northamptonshire on Saturday

Aurélie Hmd Mayfair A blue and pink sky is seen above lots of modern homes on an estate. — The colourful sky was also seen above a housing estate in Peterborough

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