It seems there's more than just the solar eclipse changing the skies over Huddersfield this week — the spectacular Northern Lights were visible last night.

The Met Office has highlighted increased solar activity and predicted that parts of the North and areas as far south as the Midlands have a higher-than-normal chance of seeing the phenomenon again TONIGHT.

A huge mass of magnetically charged particles, called a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), left the sun on Sunday.

This CME arrived near Earth in the early hours of this morning and as the day has gone on, it has caused an increased disturbance on our planet's magnetic field.

What it all means is that, once it's dark, there's a higher chance of the Northern Lights or aurora borealis becoming visible over the north of the country, Huddersfield included.

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Areas such as the northern tip of Northern Ireland, the Western Isles and parts of North Wales probably stand the best chance of seeing the aurora.

"As the UK becomes dark tonight, there is an increased chance of the aurora being visible as far south as the Midlands."

"Anyone in the Midlands and further north tonight might have a chance of catching sight of the northern lights."

As you would expect, cloud cover could get in the way, even if the dancing lights are overhead.

And if you don't see it, there's always that solar eclipse on Friday.

But if you do spot the Northern Lights, email your pictures to SamanthaRobinson@trinitymirror.com or share them with us on Facebook and Twitter (@Examiner)! solar eclipse on Friday.