These stunning images show the Aurora Borealis appearing in the skies above Wiltshire.

Our Swindon and Wiltshire Camera Club members captured the brief moments that the stunning display was visible around the county and slightly further afield.

Lisa Hagarty snapped three shots in the countryside near Liddington on Sunday night.

Hang Ross visited the New Forest, over the county border, to photograph stunning silhouettes of the scenery against the starry sky.

AuroraWatch UK has issued a red alert to indicate that another sighting may be possible all over the UK in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with the most likely times being after midnight, between 3am and 8am, and perhaps even just after 11am.

The northern lights generally appear in high latitude regions such as the Arctic or Scandinavia. 

Their colourful glow is caused by a stream of charged particles that have escaped the sun (known as solar wind) interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field.

The particles hit our atmosphere at high speed and combine with oxygen and nitrogen to create a multicoloured burst. A green glow is associated with oxygen while nitrogen causes the appearance of purple, blue and pink. 

 Southern areas of Scotland, England and Wales are also sometimes able to catch sight of the aurora, though typically only in rural areas with little light pollution.