There's a chance you may be able to see the Northern Lights from Wales on the weekend - and there's a special reason why.
It comes after a recent alert said there was a chance Northern Lights activity could be seen across Wales. Now the sun has produced a further Earth-facing solar flare, which means Welsh skies could be lit up this weekend.
The sun's strongest king of flare, dubbed the X1-class solar flare, was generated on Thursday, October 28 and, subsequently, sent out a large cloud of charged particles in the earth’s direction. It's predicted to arrive on Saturday and Sunday.
Travelling at 2.5 million miles per hour the particles will meet the Earth’s upper atmosphere, which will lead to the creation of an astounding range of colours.
The event will be the sun’s second most powerful eruption of 2021, and arrives in time for the beginning of the sun’s newest solar-cycle - an 11-year cycle whereby activity on the sun’s surface will rise and fall.
How do I see it?
To be in with a chance of viewing the possible display of the Aurora Borealis you'll need to be in a dark spot.
Those with the best chance of seeing it should avoid as much light-pollution as possible, and gaze above the northern horizon.
