People pay thousands of pounds to travel to Iceland, Finland and Norway to take in the Northern Lights, and even then they are not guaranteed. But at the weekend, thousands of people across the country were treated to a display of the natural phenomena and the aurora lit up the skies in Luton too.
Alan Craig was out on a walk with his dog when he spotted the dancing colours in the sky over Wigmore Valley Park. He said: “We are used to seeing foxes, rabbits, deer, badgers and owls at that time of night, and, of course, all the stars and moon phases when the sky is clear, but seeing the aurora was breath-taking.”
Jeff Morgan, also from Wigmore, saw the aurora from his bedroom window. He explained: “It was on our bucket list to try and see the northern lights from Norway so now we don’t have to go so we are saving a small fortune.”
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1. Northern Lights spotted in skies above Luton
Scenes over Lewsey Farm Photo: Markus Milligan
2. Northern Lights spotted in skies above Luton
Jeff took this out of his bedroom window in Rylands Heath, Wigmore, at midnight on Friday night Photo: Jeff Morgan
3. Northern Lights spotted in skies above Luton
Just before midnight on Friday, Alan took this on a walk in Wigmore Valley Park Photo: Alan Craig
4. Northern Lights spotted in skies above Luton
Purple, pink, green and blue hues were seen above Wigmore Valley Park Photo: Alan Craig