Watch beautiful time-lapse images of the Northern Lights over northern England

The Northern Lights are giving England a show

(Image credit: BBC/YouTube)

published 20 February 2015

The United Kingdom is being treated to a spectacular show of the Aurora Borealis. The BBC put together this video of time-lapse photos of the Northern Lights show, taken in northwestern England by photographer Ian Glendinning. Well, most of the photos are time-lapse — the last one is a slow-exposure beauty that looks like something from the paintbrush of Vincent Van Gogh. It's Friday: Enjoy the show. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.