In pictures: 'Flying saucer clouds' and red skies

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Lenticular clouds photographed from Rogart in the Highlands

Striking red skies at sunset and UFO flying saucer-like lenticular clouds were visible from parts of Scotland on Wednesday.

Lenticular clouds form when the air is stable and winds blow across hills and mountains from a similar direction at different heights through the troposphere, according to the Met Office.

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Sundown at Methlick in Aberdeenshire
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Wednesday evening's sky pictured from Inverness
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Lenticular clouds get their flying saucer nickname from their curved shape and layers
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A fiery glow to the sky over Peebles in the Scottish Borders
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Nairn on the Moray Firth coast offered some good views of the cloud formations
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Another image of Wednesday's sky taken from Nairn
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Cullen, also on the Moray Firth coast, also enjoyed a spectacular evening weather-wise
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The sunset pictured from Grantown on Spey in the Cairngorms National Park
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Sundown in Dumfries

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