In pictures: Northern Lights dazzle around the world

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The Northern Lights glowing above Anthony Gormley's 'Another Place' statue on Crosby Beach in Liverpool, England (BBC)

Large parts of the world got a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights on Friday night, after one of the strongest geomagnetic storms to hit Earth for years.

These events increase chances of the lights being visible, and the last time there was such a strong storm was in 2003.

Here are some of the best images of the lights from around the world.

Joel Spencer A view of the Northern Lights at Rutland Water next to Normanton Church — *A view of the Northern Lights at Rutland Water next to Normanton Church in the East Midlands (BBC)*

JOSH WALET/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The Northern lights (aurora borealis) lights up the night sky above the Molenviergang in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands — *The aurora borealis could be seen in the night sky above the Molenviergang mill in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands (BBC)*

Reuters Northern Lights over the monument to Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the southwestern Siberian town of Tara, Omsk region, Russia — *Pink skies shone over the southwestern Siberian town of Tara in Russia, where this image was captured with a statue of Vladimir Lenin visible in the foreground (BBC)*

Getty Images Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over a camper's tent north of San Francisco in Middletown, California — *A happy camper is pitched up beneath a vibrant night sky in Middleton, north of San Francisco, California (BBC)*

*Purple and green hues were visible above the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry, Scotland (BBC)*

*The Northern Lights captured over Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine (BBC)*

*The sky glows above a row of poplars in the village of Daillens, Switzerland (BBC)*

*BBC Weather Watcher Professormiller captured green hues in the sky over Mold, Flintshire, in Wales (BBC)*

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PA Media The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, above the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry. — *A happy camper is pitched up beneath a vibrant night sky in Middleton, north of San Francisco, California (BBC)*

*Purple and green hues were visible above the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry, Scotland (BBC)*

*The Northern Lights captured over Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine (BBC)*

*The sky glows above a row of poplars in the village of Daillens, Switzerland (BBC)*

*BBC Weather Watcher Professormiller captured green hues in the sky over Mold, Flintshire, in Wales (BBC)*

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