Star gazers caught a glimpse of the northern lights last week, as the atmospheric phenomenon made a rare appearance over mid Wales.

Project Manager for the Cambrian Mountains Dafydd Wyn Morgan shared a photo of the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, from Mynydd Bach, in Trefenter.

Dafydd said: “Can’t believe how lucky we were to see the aurora borealis last night. Mynydd Back is on the western edge of the Cambrian Mountains and a must visit place, day and night.”

Sorcha Lewis also captured footage of the northern lights over the Elan Valley, in Powys.

“It was spellbinding. There is no other word for a night like this here in the hills,” Sorcha said.

“I was just heading out the door when by luck I got a message buzz from my phone to say ‘possible aurora visible from Scotland’.

“Everything was lined up to be perfect. It was around -4 degrees and the ground was crunchy and with every step taken the ground glimmered and sparkled underneath.

“I made a bit of a detour from my planned night location to see if there was any colour in the sky. The moon being bright had washed the sky out and not much could be seen from the naked eye.

“However my trusty camera did her best to locate the magic in the scene ahead.

“I spent many hours trying to catch the magic. I did make a little video. It’s a little washed out but I didn’t want to edit it too much. I just wanted to preserve the moment as it was.”

Nasa described the northern lights as a “captivating display of light in the night sky”.

Their website states: “The aurora borealis and aurora australis – also called the northern lights and the southern lights – occur at the northern and southern poles.

“Occasionally, space weather interacting with Earth can cause auroras to extend even further away from the poles. These colourful lights are constantly changing shape and intensity, from dim and scattered to bright enough to read by.”