If you looked up at the night sky at exactly the right time on Thursday night, you could have been in with a rare chance to spot the Northern Lights from Ireland.
The famous pink and green haze was seen in the skies above Newgrange in Co Meath and Mullaghmore in Co Sligo for about five minutes at around 8pm.
A few lucky stargazers who managed to observe the natural phenomenon have taken to social media to share the magnificent pictures they took of the Aurora Borealis.
The Donegal Weather Channel posted a snap of the Northern Lights on Twitter visible across Donegal Bay, writing: “Tonight's northern lights display from Mullaghmore, Sligo.
“The Aurora went into outburst at around 8pm lasting around five minutes. In the foreground the Slieve league cliffs can be seen across Donegal Bay.”
Another photographer in Meath captured the stunning outburst as it took place over Newgrange.
The photographer wrote on Twitter: “Northern Lights (#AuroraBorealis) over Newgrange tonight. Captured this beautiful display which only lasted a few minutes.”
The Northern Lights happen when electrically charged particles from the sun enter the earth's atmosphere.
They collide with gas particles, including hydrogen and helium and these collisions emit light causing the stunning light shows which are usually only visible around the Arctic and Antarctic.
