Observatory, told a "Manchester Guardian" reporter that the lights were unusually brilliant, with patches of rich crimson and streamers reaching almost to the zenith. They were most probably associated with the large sun-spot which had just disappeared from the edge of the sun, and would probably. have some effect on wireless reception and long-distance submarine cable telegraphy.
In the Isle of Wight and Hants the phenomenon was particularly vivid. the sky over a wide area being bril-hantly coloured with red and green lights, with white pillars of light playing on the coloured background. A coastguard who has often seen the lights in the northern seas said he had never seen such a lovely display so far south before.
A resident in Davyhulme, near Manchester, described it as "an are of brightness extending from the north-east to the north-west, where it becomes deep red in colour, with rays of brilliant light radiating from it in all directions."
Although smoke partly obscured visibility in industrial parts of London, the display was clearly seen in the City and West End. It looked
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