The largest solar radiation storm in 20 years made the Northern Lights visible as far south as Malmö on Monday and Tuesday night. Here are some of the best photos sent in by our readers.
Anna Höglund, a Brit who now lives in Kilanda, 40km northeast of Gothenburg, took our winning photo, capturing the vibrant green and pink hues of the Aurora Borealis framed between the branches of trees.
“I took lots of photos at our farm, in one of our horse fields next to a lake,” she said. “This was by far the most magical and brightest I’ve seen. The whole sky was alive with colour. It was even better than when we visited Kiruna a few years ago! It was very special.”
Anna Höglund, from the UK, captured this stunning image of the Northern Lights in Kilanda, northwest of Gothenburg. Photo: Anna Höglund
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Johann Nishant, who lives in Lerum, west of Gothenburg, photographed the lights shining over a line of trees.
Photo: Johann Nishant
Christina Dimitra shot the Northern Lights surrounding Gothenburg’s Karlatornet skyscraper.
Photo: Christina Dimitra
Moving south, we had two fabulous pictures of the lights shimmering above the Malmö coastline, one from Max Kanakura, who shot them over Brygga 5 on the city’s Ribersborg beach…
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…and another from Kapil Bhatia, who caught the lights over the Öresund Bridge.
Photo: Kapil Bhatia
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Tapti Dutt photographed the lights visible outside her flat in Lund.
Photo: Tapti Dutt
In the Skåne countryside, the colours were even more vibrant. Eva Panarese photographed the glowing skies in Löddeköpinge, northwest of Lund.
Photo: Eva Panarese