Clear skies tonight are set to give Norfolk skygazers a rare glance at the Northern Lights, with a little help from their camera settings.

The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are set to light up the sky with shades of purple and green.

It comes after a slew of sightings lit up the sky back in May.

The Northern Lights will be most visible across Scotland and the north of England, but those in Norfolk will still have a chance to spot them tonight.

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A spokesman for the Met Office said: "While the Aurora Borealis may be visible to those on the Norfolk coast if they look towards the north with a long-exposure camera setting, they are not likely to be visible to the naked eye.

"The skies are due to clear this evening and the best time to look will be from 8pm to 9pm when it is fully dark."

A top tip for seeing the lights is to look toward the northern horizon and to get away from as much light pollution as possible.