Cameras, using long exposures, are much more sensitive than the human eye. They capture colours and details that are impossible for the human eye to detect.
While the aurora was difficult to spot with the naked eye the county's photographers positioned themselves on hill tops and areas away from light pollution to get the best shots.Geomagnetic storms occur when energy from the sun’s outermost atmosphere disrupts Earth’s magnetic field, causing bands of green and red to light up the night sky. The natural electrical phenomenon is especially visible near the North Pole, but sometimes stretches as far south as parts of the UK.
Jody Wilson from Oswestry, took himself up to the town's Iron Age hillfort with his camera. "I managed to capture the Aurora Borealis looking towards Chirk. I used a long exposure photographs taken over 20/25 seconds," he said.The Aurora over Whixhall. photo Christopher BurrageThe Met Office says there is a change of seeing the lights again on Monday although cloud could spoil the chances in Shropshire.
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