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Spectacular views of Northern Lights

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Chris Cogan captured this spectacular streaking pattern in the sky at West Langwell in Sutherland

There were some spectacular displays of the Northern Lights across northern and central Scotland on Tuesday night. BBC Scotland news website readers and BBC Weather Watchers have been sending in images of the Aurora Borealis.

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Skye Woody said Breakish was treated to a Moonbow and an Aurora
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A clear starlit sky tinged green near Elgin
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Another dramatic skyline from Elgin
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Weather Watcher jefm said there was a strong geomagnetic substorm on view from Daliburgh
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One of our Weather Watchers captured this view at Ganavan Sands, Oban
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This was the view from Boat of Garten
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Emma Earth captures this shot of the amazing sky at Gairloch
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Duffus Castle has rarely enjoyed a more more magnificent backdrop