Incredible Pictures Of The Northern Lights Over Ireland Last Night

The Northern lights is one of the most unusual sightings you are ever likely to see.

Some people go as far as traveling to the Arctic Circle to get a glimpse of the lights, but if the conditions are right they make themselves visible from much further south.

Last night was one of those nights... and just like the sky, social media lit up...

Irish people were on the look out after conditions were deemed perfect last night

There is a chance you could see the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the UK tonight. pic.twitter.com/QucNkUtiug

— Met Office (@metoffice) October 7, 2015

Storm level aurora over N Ireland tonight-spectacular view from my back garden and pictured here over Belfast pic.twitter.com/Fs9cwEwRMI”

— LeesMurdock_Diane (@LeesMurdock_DJ) October 7, 2015

Aurora over Ballintoy last night @barrabest @WeatherCee @Aurora_ireland @EventsCwayCoast @CanonUKandIE @BobandBerts pic.twitter.com/g3M3wOFnW6

— Ken Cox (@coxcom15) October 7, 2015

@Aurora_ireland From north inishowen shortly before eleven tonight... clouded over pretty quickly... pic.twitter.com/VOj3gGDHqb

— Patrick Duddy (@PatrickDuddy_) October 7, 2015

http://t.co/Y8wYe5owvt GlassyAllie: RT Aurora_ireland: Almost live from #Cobh and sotc image of the #aurora #Ire… pic.twitter.com/Kj1sELJSBS

— PikeHerc (@PikeHerc) October 7, 2015

Aurora borealis (northern lights) at Newgrange tonight: https://t.co/lp6yPFxF2C pic.twitter.com/mVLPMvXtnc

— Anthony Murphy EI2KC (@hamradioireland) October 7, 2015

http://t.co/Y8wYe5owvt finbarrsheehy: RT DiscovInishowen: Aurora Borealis from Inishowen peninsula
Donegal, Irel… pic.twitter.com/ZCNwueChhh

— PikeHerc (@PikeHerc) October 7, 2015

12:40am cloud has cleared and Aurora still going over Lough Neagh@VirtualAstro pic.twitter.com/JC63e2m7Mh

— Tam Mullen (@TamMullen) October 7, 2015

Tonights display knocks St Patricks night out of the water. Unbelievable #speechless #derry #eglinton #aurora pic.twitter.com/j2bgVVHgFD

— Tyler Collins (@tylerc0llins) October 7, 2015

Tonight's Aurora over Ballyholme Bay, Bangor and green pillars above Groomsport in North Down... pic.twitter.com/QnL6u3oQi5

— Graham Baalham-Curry (@gcurryphotos) October 7, 2015

Tonight's Aurora from Ballyhalbert pic.twitter.com/yucJPjBIsx

— Jonny Donnan (@jonny808) October 7, 2015