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Borealis at Royal Albert Dock Liverpool. | Emma Dukes

15 magical photos of new free Northern Lights experience just 40 minutes from Manchester

Explore Dan Acher's magical Borealis display just 40 minutes away from Manchester.

Dan Acher’s unique and magical Borealis experience has arrived at the Royal Albert Dock, offering visitors the chance to see the beautiful Northern Lights over Liverpool like never before.

The world-renowned art-installation is taking over the waterfront for ten days, turning the city’s skyline green, blue and pink using beams of light to travel through cloud particles, creating a magical illusion of the Northern Lights.

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Borealis officially launched at 7.00pm on Thursday (March 20) and will be available to view between 7.00pm and 10.00pm until March 30. We attended the launch and took some beautiful images of the truly mesmerising installation. Take a look at our gallery below.

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