In pictures: Scotland's overnight aurora

Aurora watchers in parts of Scotland enjoyed views of the Northern Lights overnight.

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A view of the night's sky from Kentallen, near Glencoe
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A delighted aurora watcher in Plockton in the Highlands
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Nairn on the Highlands' Moray Firth coast was also treated to views of the aurora
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A photograph of the Northern Lights from Elgin in Moray
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The aurora lights up the night sky over Gardenstown in Aberdeenshire