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Aurora Chasing: Stunning Photos of the Northern Lights in the North East and Yorkshire

Aurora Borealis over Bamburgh Castle @michaelw4lker @michaelw4lker, Bamburgh Castle
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January 2025
Reading time 2 Minutes

So many of us have been lucky enough to see nature's greatest light show recently

Like us, some of the region's best photographers have been out chasing the Northern Lights.
@stubanksphoto, North Yorkshire @stubanksphoto, North Yorkshire
@chriswhiles.photo, Roseberry Topping @chriswhiles.photo, Roseberry Topping
@ellenpaigeleach, Flamborough Head @ellenpaigeleach, Flamborough Head
 @mje_photography_ne, Wallington Bridge @mje_photography_ne, Wallington Bridge
 @mje_photography_ne, Dunstanburgh Castle @mje_photography_ne, Dunstanburgh Castle
TOP TIPS FOR AURORA CHASERS

Stay up late: The Northern Lights are most active in the late evening.

Do it in the dark: Head somewhere with no or low light pollution.

Take your camera: A camera, even the one on your smartphone, is more sensitive than your eyes and a long-exposure photo will pick up the lights’ pretty colours.

Be patient: Even forecasters can’t know precisely when they’ll come and go.


A special thank you goes to local photographers Andy Wilkinson, John Robert Charlton, Michael Walker, Pix Pete, Tom Wright, Ian Sproat, Laura Heanan, Ellen Paige Leach, Chris Whiles and Stuart Banks for sharing their fabulous photos.

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