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The Northern Lights glowing above Anthony Gormley's 'Another Place' statue on Crosby Beach in Liverpool, England
By Natasha Preskey
BBC News
Large parts of the world got a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights on Friday night, after one of the strongest geomagnetic storms to hit Earth for years.
These events increase chances of the lights being visible, and the last time there was such a strong storm was in 2003.
Here are some of the best images of the lights from around the world.
Image source, JOSH WALET/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Image caption,The aurora borealis could be seen in the night sky above the Molenviergang mill in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands
Image source, Reuters
Image caption,Pink skies shone over the southwestern Siberian town of Tara in Russia, where this image was captured with a statue of Vladimir Lenin visible in the foreground
Image source, Getty Images
Image caption,A happy camper is pitched up beneath a vibrant night sky in Middleton, north of San Francisco, California
Image source, PA Media
Image caption,Purple and green hues were visible above the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry, Scotland
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Image caption,The Northern Lights captured over Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine
Image source, LAURENT GILLIERON/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Image caption,The sky glows above a row of poplars in the village of Daillens, Switzerland
Image source, PROFESSORMILLER/ WATCHERS
Image caption,BBC Weather Watcher Professormiller captured green hues in the sky over Mold, Flintshire, in Wales
