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Northern lights: David Beckham & Mary Earps left in awe as they show off personal snaps of stunning purple night sky

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, appeared in the sky on Friday night across the world as a powerful solar storm struck the earth for the first time in over two decades. As the sky turned purple creating a stunning visual, Beckham and Earps took individual snaps and posted them on social media.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The two football stars uploaded their respective snaps as Instagram stories. While Earps wrote, "Northern lights from Manny", Beckham captioned his story by writing, "Wow, no filter".<picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt8dee19072d762a10/jjwatt2.png?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt8dee19072d762a10/jjwatt2.png?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt8dee19072d762a10/jjwatt2.png?format=jpg" alt="David Beckham Northern Lights" data-source="Instagram/davidbeckham" data-copyright="Instagram/davidbeckham" perform:prop="uuid:blt8dee19072d762a10;width:486;height:865"></picture><picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5b441f1d93949fc6/jjwatt.png?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5b441f1d93949fc6/jjwatt.png?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5b441f1d93949fc6/jjwatt.png?format=jpg" alt="Mary Earps Northern Lights" data-source="Instagram/1maryearps" data-copyright="Instagram/1maryearps" perform:prop="uuid:blt5b441f1d93949fc6;width:500;height:798"></picture>

WHAT BECKHAM AND EARPS SAID

Manchester United and England goalkeeper <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/mary-earps-receives-her-mbe-reward-2023-world-cup-heroics-lionesses-goalkeeper-windsor-castle-speculation-man-utd-future/blt27b8a26885eeb2fc#cs9119d1963cd5b117" target="_blank">Earps was recently awarded the prestigious MBE</a> by Prince William at Windsor Castle along with England legend Peter Shilton and film director Sir Ridley Scott. The custodian played a key role as the Lionesses reached the World Cup final in 2023, having won the European Championships two years prior.

THE GOSSIP

The Red Devils star will be next seen in action on Sunday as Marc Skinner's side are all set to face Tottenham Hotspur in a Women's Super League clash.

WHAT NEXT?

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David Beckham and Mary Eaps clicked photographs of purple night sky as northern lights appeared on Friday.