Mancs react to dazzling Northern Lights display

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Mancs react to dazzling Northern Lights display
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'Imagine it being your lifelong dream to see the Northern Lights and you pay thousands... just for me to see it outside me gaff in Manchester'

A magnificent solar display 'danced across the skies' on Friday night ticking off a bucket list wish for many Mancunians. The Northern Lights were an incredible sight - thanks to a severe geometric storm.

READ MORE: Will Northern Lights be visible over Greater Manchester tonight if you missed them on Friday? @AndrewStuart tweeted: “The Northern Lights quite literally danced across the sky tonight in Greater Manchester.” @saiintpablo said: “Imagine it being your lifelong dream to see the northern lights and you pay thousands for an IF it shows up just for me to see it outside me gaff in Manchester.”

Chris Snell, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said there were sightings “from top to tail across the country”.

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