Northern Lights seen off Whitby: photographer captures these spectacular images

Perseverence paid off for Whitby photographer, Chris Evans, who braved the cold for several hours on Friday January 14 to land the amazing pictures.

"I was out that night from about 9.30pm until about 1am," he said.

"I've been wanting to get those pictures for few years with the gear I now have."

Not commonly seen this far south, the Aurora Borealis - or Northern Lights - are caused by solar storms on the sun's surface which give out huge clouds of electrically charged particles.

Did you capture any images of the Northern Lights?

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