The skies of Wellington and West Somerset are set to light up tonight as the northern lights become visible from as far South as Cornwall.

The natural light display, known as the Aurora Borealis, is typically seen from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Canada. But on Monday night residents of Wellington and West Somerset may be able to witness the phenomena from the comfort of their gardens.

The Met Office shared pictures of the lights taken by members of the public on Sunday, and wrote on Twitter: "There's another chance to see the aurora tonight."

The Met Office advises that for the best chance at spotting the lights you should be in an area with as clear skies as possible. Areas with low light pollution such as Exmoor are prime to spot the colourful skies.

Astronomer Will Water caught pink night skies on camera over the Quantocks last night. He wrote: "Northern Lights showing up on camera, despite moonlight, from the top of the Quantock Hills in Somerset (~51°N). Nothing visible to the eye yet."

The colours on show can vary between green, pink, red, yellow, blue and violet. The vibrant colours are created by particles from the sun crashing into the Earth's atmosphere. The solar winds bend around the Earth's poles, and create visible bands of light.

On Sunday the Met Office wrote on Twitter: "A coronal hole high speed stream arrived this evening combined with a rather fast coronal mass ejection leading to aurora sightings across the UK."

If you are lucky enough to get a great snap the lights tonight, send it in for publication.