Aurora Borealis: Check out these stunning pictures of the Northern Lights in the UK
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The Aurora Borealis, aka the Northern Lights, have been visible from north and north east Scotland this week. This beautifully snowy scene was taken in Rogart in the Highlands.
The Aurora Borealis is a phenomenon that appears as shimmering waves of light when atoms in the Earth's high-altitude atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from the sun. This was snapped in Munlochy, just north of Inverness, Scotland.
The lights are usually only seen in high-latitude regions such as Iceland, Greenland, Norway and parts of Canada. But the lucky residents of Northern Scotland were treated to a magnificent display. This was taken in Durness in the Scottish Highlands.
Not only did this person manage to capture the beautiful green lights in all their glory, but it looks like they snapped a shooting star too! This was taken in Belladrum.
At times the lights appear predominantly green, whilst this picture, taken in Brae on the Shetland Islands, shows they can produce an incredible turquoise glow too.
This bench in Nairn looks like the perfect place to watch the phenomenon! Who's bringing the flask of hot chocolate?
This picture shows the lights just poking out over the top of the hills and was taken in Glenelg on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.
Clear skies over Moray gave this photographer from Elgin the perfect view. Wow!
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