The aurora borealis lit up skies across East and West Sussex during the early hours of today, October 11.

Many photographers captured the phenomenon, including Argus Camera Club members Joanna and Gemma who took pictures in Bognor and near Arundel.

The Met Office said the Northern Lights may be visible in the UK again tonight and Monday night.

The sky near Arundel last night (Image: Gemma Hammond)

Forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: “They could be a little weaker tonight (Sunday), so most likely seen across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England.

“They may be a little stronger again on Monday night so could be seen further south into central areas.”

The spectacle can sometimes be better seen through a camera than by the naked eye.

“Long exposure camera shots may show something each night a little further south than the above visible by eye forecast,” Mr Dewhurst added.

The phenomenon is most visible in the time around the equinoxes in spring and autumn.

It is triggered by solar activity, the Met Office said.

The sun emits charged particles known as solar wind, which, when they interact with the Earth’s magnetic field, are funnelled towards the magnetic poles.

As the energetic particles collide with gases in the upper atmosphere, they release energy as light.

Oxygen produces green and, at higher altitudes, red, while nitrogen creates blue and purple hues, the weather forecaster said.