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Northern lights illuminate night sky over Ireland, Britain

By Ben Hooper
Aurora borealis as seen from Kinbane Head, Northern Ireland. Screenshot: irishmanlost/Facebook video
Aurora borealis as seen from Kinbane Head, Northern Ireland. Screenshot: irishmanlost/Facebook video

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CREGGANBOY, Northern Ireland, March 7 (UPI) -- The Aurora Borealis, or northern lights, made a rare appearance overnight in the skies over Britain and Ireland.

Artist irishmanlost posted a video to his Facebook page showing the view of the northern lights as they appeared over Kinbane Head in Northern Ireland Sunday night.

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"What a show," the artist wrote.

The display was reportedly visible as far south as Oxfordshire, England.

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This was taken near the end of the highlight of tonight's show. As i decided to do stills first.

Posted by Irishmanlost on Sunday, March 6, 2016

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