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The forecasters predicted it and you were there with your mobiles and cameras ready to capture one of nature’s most stunning spectacles. A great selection of amazing shots of the Northern Lights came flooding in to Grimsby Live, showing the extraordinary and other-worldly display of glowing colours over the northern …

Comet Halley’s 1986 return Comet 1P/Halley, known to most as Halley’s Comet, is perhaps the most famous short-period comet in history — its return time of 76 years has allowed some people to view this once-in-a-lifetime event twice. Although it’s named after astronomer Edmond Halley, records of the comet date …