The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact Earth on Saturday and Sunday following the effects of a recent coronal mass ejection: plasma and magnetic field that is expelled from the sun.

The Northern Lights made an appearance on New Year's Day and were snapped here from Kinnerley in Shropshire. We love to feature your photographs showing the beauty of the West Midlands and here are some of the best from the past week.

It comes in the wake of spectacular displays last week, when New Year celebrations were coupled with sightings of the aurora at much more southerly latitudes than is normal — including Mexico, Colorado,