In pictures: Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky

Stunning displays of the Northern Lights - the Aurora Borealis - have been captured in images taken overnight from the Highlands, Moray and Orkney.

This image of the aurora lighting up the night sky was taken from Findhorn, Moray, by BBC Weather Watcher Scotty

BBC Weather Watcher DJ Stewart's photograph of the aurora from Lossiemouth in Moray

Another BBC Weather Watcher, Cogies Auroras, took this shot from Loch Fleet Nature Reserve looking towards Golspie in Sutherland

A picture of the aurora taken by Amanda Fox on the Isle of Skye

BBC Weather Watcher Louise's view from Watten, Caithness

David McHallam, of Kirkwall, Orkney, took this image on his phone from his kitchen window. He said: "It was a fantastic show tonight and I was lucky to view it from the comfort of my home."

An image of the Northern Lights taken at Lossiemouth by BBC Weather Watcher Michelle C

BBC Weather Watcher Quinnster's photo of the aurora from Easter Fearn, Easter Ross