A MEMBER of the Daily Echo Camera Club snapped this amazing photograph of the Northern Lights over Stonehenge in Salisbury.
Asa Diaper shared the image on Monday night and said: "With both a G3 solar storm and clear skies forecast a drive to Stonehenge was well worth the effort."
It comes as the aurora borealis was visible in the skies above Britain on Monday night.
Passengers on an easyJet flight made a 360-degree turn to allow its passengers to watch the “amazing display”.
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On Monday evening, passengers on flight U21806 from Reykjavik in Iceland to Manchester Airport were able to take pictures of the celestial spectacle after the pilot decided to perform the circular turn.
The controlled detour to the west of the Faroe Islands took just less than 10 minutes and occurred shortly after 8.30pm, while the Airbus A320 was flying at an altitude of 37,000ft (11,000m) and at a little under 500mph, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.
A spokesperson from easyJet told the PA news agency: “We are pleased that the captain on our flight from Reykjavik to Manchester yesterday evening was able to perform a controlled manoeuvre in order to allow passengers to witness an amazing display from the air of one of nature’s greatest sights, the aurora borealis.
“Our crew will always go above and beyond for our customers and we’re delighted to have been able to share this special view of the northern lights with them.”
Photographs of the northern lights taken by the easyJet passengers have been shared widely on social media, showing hues of green and pink lighting up the night sky.
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