{"id":420225,"date":"2026-01-19T23:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/420225\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:31:08","slug":"northern-lights-dazzle-across-south-west-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/420225\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights dazzle across South West skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Parts of south-west England have been treated to a dazzling display of the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The lights, or Aurora Borealis, are the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards Earth and the subsequent interaction of those particles with the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A coronal mass ejection (CME), a large eruption of charged matter from the Sun, left the Sun on Sunday, the Met Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It said the CME was likely &#8220;to bring aurora across Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, and potentially further south&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The northern lights over BBC South West in Plymouth\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/be3801a7780681364dac0a3180f20f08.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Northern Lights were seen over the BBC South West studios in Plymouth [BBC]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Observers were treated to a full display of pink, red, and green hues as the lights shone over Devon and Cornwall at about 21:30 GMT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Cornwall on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSpotlight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCCornwall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbccornwall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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