A BUDDING photographer felt like the "luckiest woman alive" when she captured the stunning Northern Lights over Anglesey. 

Cheryl Jones, a registered nurse who works at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, has been trying to photograph the spectacular show for some years. She even travelled to Iceland to see the Aurora Borealis but sadly only saw a glimpse of green. 

The 39-year-old, who photographed the dazzling display on Sunday, February 26 at around 9.30pm, said: "I thought it would never happen for me. I had tried for so long to see and photograph the Northern Lights here in North Wales, but no matter what I did, I always seemed to miss them or it was a high likelihood but it was overcast. I even travelled to Iceland to try to see them but only caught a glimpse of slight green on our final night. I felt like it was just not meant to happen for me.

"When my phone started pinging with alerts from my aurora forecast apps on Sunday, I was watching and hoping, but I didn’t really expect anything huge to come from it. When one of the Astro Gogs [Facebook group] members posted to say it was happening, it boosted my motivation to go out and try again and my husband Steve and I ran to the car and raced to Trwyn Du Lighthouse (known as Penmon Lighthouse).

"The tide was the furthest out I had ever seen it and it was just beautiful so I thought I would take some photos anyway, and as soon as I pulled out my camera and took a photo I could see the entire screen lit up with the most incredible red colour I had ever seen. 

North Wales Chronicle: Cheryl was so excited to catch the spectacular sight. Cheryl was so excited to catch the spectacular sight. (Image: Cheryl Jones)

"It looked like a stunning sunset but it was pitch black and freezing cold. Then the greens appeared and I opened the photo and gasped. I genuinely couldn’t believe it. I was jumping up and down and clapping my hands shouting at my husband that I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. He kept saying ‘I know, I know!’ But I was laughing and shouting that I couldn’t believe it. I took photo after photo but I was shaking so much I had to discard a lot of them, even though I was using a tripod.

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"The winds were strong on the beach and although I was holding it, my hands couldn’t stop shaking from the excitement.

"After about 20 minutes we began to head back because we could see it was fading but when I looked back through the photos I genuinely couldn’t believe our luck and I still can’t.

"I feel like the luckiest woman alive at the moment."

Cheryl moved to Anglesey from London 14 years ago.

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She has been interested in astronomy and stargazing since she was a child.

She added: "To be able to experience this on my doorstep was something I never thought could happen. To see it with such depth of colour was honestly phenomenal. I feel so very lucky and so grateful to live where I do.

"From the minute I stepped foot off the train, the first time I came here on holiday, I knew it was home. I could never imagine living anywhere else.

"I’m truly grateful to be where I am."

The phenomenon was seen across the UK on Sunday and Monday night. This was due to a solar storm plus clear weather.