MEMBERS of the public were dazzled by the Northern Lights on Friday night as they danced across the sky on the Northumberland coast.

The weather phenomenon appeared over the North East on February 4 at Howick on the Northumberland coast.

The Northern Echo:

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The event was captured on camera by PA news agency photographer Owen Humphreys, who described it as a “great show.”

He added: “What a great show last night at Howick in Northumberland coast,” he tweeted.

The Northern Echo:

“As soon as it was dark we had the Northern Lights showing, then two big bursts of activity, green in the sky for several hours.”

One Twitter user wrote: “I cannot imagine just how glorious it must be to see the sky light up like that. One day I hope I get to witness it for myself.”

The Northern Echo:

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Another simply tweeted “Absolutely stunning”.

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