Northern Lights sightings possible as huge solar flare spotted

Met OfficeThe very strong solar flare came from a region near the Sun's south-centre discA huge solar flare, the largest since 2017, has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface.Solar flares are made up of electromagnetic radiation that travel from the Sun at the speed of light and can reach Earth in about eight minutes.They can disrupt some radio communications and satellites but most of us are unlikely to…