英國廣播公司2月27日報道，北極光以罕見規模照亮英國許多地區，從蘇格蘭北部到埃塞克斯郡、格洛斯特郡和威爾斯南部，極光清晰可見，絢麗多彩。
英國廣播公司主持人馬克·湯普森在節目《觀星指南》中表示，帶電粒子往往出現在北極周圍，但如果數量足夠多，電粒子則會向南移動。他說：「上一次看到如此壯觀的極光，可能還是20年前了。」
A beautiful display of dancing lights illuminated the skies of Britain and Ireland on Thursday night through to Friday morning.(Feb.28)
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