An incredible video has captured the Northern Lights as they shone over Somerset on Sunday night.

Taken by photographer Louise May, the video shows a time lapse of the natural light show, as seen from Exmoor.

The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, could be seen from Wellington and beyond after the lights graced Somerset skies at the weekend.

The video also caught a Lyrid meteor burning up in the earth's atmosphere. These meteors fall to earth every year, as part of the April Lyrid meteor shower, which lasts from April 16 to April 25.

The fireballs are caused by a trail of debris left by a comet which takes more than 415 years to orbit the Sun. When the earth passes through the comet's trail, the rock disintegrates in our atmosphere, creating streaks of light in the sky.

Ms May shot the video from around 11pm on Sunday night after being alerted to the Northern Lights by an aurora spotting app. She said: "I drove out through Dulverton and onto the moor, just past the Tarr Steps turning on the B3223. I made for the top of the hill and stopped in on of the little clearings, found a good spot to set the camera on a tripod and pointed it north.

"I took a series of 10 second exposures to create the time lapse and was lucky to catch a few Lyrid Meteors in there too! Seeing the Aurora has long been a dream of mine, I hoped one day to make it to Iceland maybe, but I never dreamt that I would see it with my own eyes, right here on our beautiful Exmoor.

"The Aurora is quite pale to the naked eye and often can only be seen by the camera, at times, we could see the pillars dance across the sky quite clearly. I was amazed when I looked through the camera to see the stunning display of light and colour, it really was just incredible, and an experience shared by my daughter and I that we will never forget!"

To see more of Louise's camerawork, visit her website.