Amateur Powys photographers have managed to capture an incredible images of the northern lights as they passed over the county for the first time in years.

Vladimir Morozov, 39, from near Welshpool, managed to capture an amazing image of the northern lights as they appeared over Powys for the first time in many years.

Mr Morozov said he was quite fortunate to capture the photo and only got there in time with the help of an app on his phone.

“I use an app that sent me a notification of when the levels are quite high,” said Mr Morozov. “I never knew it was possible to see it in the UK or this far south.

“I got a ping and I wasn’t doing much at the time and so I just got my camera took just a test shot to see what was there and that photo that I uploaded because all the other ones were lower and I must have just got the very last bit of it. That little test shot was the clearest one.”

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This was the first time Mr Morozov had seen the northern lights and was surprised that Powys was the place he saw them first.  

“I travel quite a lot and I always thought I would see them somewhere in Iceland or further north, said Mr Morozov. “I didn’t think the first time I’d see it would be at home.” 

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County Times: Photographer Mat Price said I had a feeling there was going to be a small chance of seeing the aurora but I wasn’t expecting a display like this. Once in a life time conditions last night at Elan valley.Photographer Mat Price said I had a feeling there was going to be a small chance of seeing the aurora but I wasn’t expecting a display like this. Once in a life time conditions last night at Elan valley. (Image: Mat Price Photography)

 

Another Powys photographer Sorcha Lewis said it was the best example of the lights she had seen since 2013 as she captured the spectacular sight in the clear skies of the Elan Valley.

She said in a post on social media: “This is the gift, this is the importance of having dark skies with no light pollution. This is something we should cherish for our future generations, our wildlife and connection with the planet. This is the fire work display of nature but in honesty any night under the stars is the perfect night to connect.

“The moon was out but it didn’t completely wash out the drama playing on the night stage. It was perfectly lighting the landscape and the sky. Hours were spent and even with the naked eye you could see the columns and the sky pulsing red.”

There is a possibility of seeing the lights again this evening (February 27). According to the Met office so long as you are in a clear sky area there is a possibility of seeing the lights as far down as southern England.