Met Office says Bristol 'set to get' northern lights show tonight at these times

Met Office says Bristol 'set to get' northern lights show tonight at these times

People in England could see the Northern Lights tonight - as the Met Office says a plasma cloud is set to hit the earth later. The space forecast service said it could las as long as to September 3 potentially giving a lengthy display.

In an update the Met Office said the fast-moving coronal mass ejection happened from the Sun on Saturday - and will hit our atmosphere later. It said “The auroral oval is expected to remain mostly at background levels initially, with only minimal enhancements.

"However, a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that departed the Sun late on 30 August is forecast to arrive at Earth late on 1 September or early on 2 September (UTC). Following its arrival, a significant enhanc