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In pictures: Fiery sunsets and Northern Lights above Scotland

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In pictures: Fiery sunsets and Northern Lights above Scotland

Mrs Brown/BBC Weather Watchers Aurora borealis and silhouette of a house in Orkney — A house in Orkney silhouetted against the aurora borealis

Parts of Scotland were treated to dramatic sunsets and then the aurora borealis – also known as the Northern Lights – on Monday into the early hours of Tuesday.

BBC Weather Watchers were at the ready with their cameras and phones to capture scenes.

Sundown at Portmahomack in the Highlands

olly79/BBC Weather Watchers A golden retriever at Portmahomack as the sun goes down — Sundown at Portmahomack in the Highlands

A fiery night sky pictured at Earlsferry, Fife

MrsK/BBC Weather Watchers A fiery night sky pictured at Earlsferry, Fife — A fiery night sky pictured at Earlsferry, Fife

A night-time scene at Inverness on Monday

Tattie-Bogle/BBC Weather Watchers Monday's night sky at Inverness — A night-time scene at Inverness on Monday

Monday night’s sky from Burghead in Moray

clare_hogan_photography/BBC Weather Watchers Red and yellow night sky from Burghead — Monday night’s sky from Burghead in Moray

The aurora borealis pictured from Port Askaig on Islay

Sound-of-Islay/BBC Weather Watchers Aurora borealis pictured from Port Askaig on Islay — The aurora borealis pictured from Port Askaig on Islay

A greenhouse in Lairg lit up by lights inside it with the aurora borealis in the sky above

Monika Focht/BBC Weather Watchers A greenhouse lit up by lights and aurora borealis in the night sky above — A greenhouse in Lairg lit up by lights inside it with the aurora borealis in the sky above

Gardenstown in Moray was among the places from where the aurora was visible

Saf37y/BBC Weather Watchers Aurora borealis pictured from Gardenstown, Moray — Gardenstown in Moray was among the places from where the aurora was visible

The Northern Lights from Carnoustie in Angus

TJM/BBC Weather Watchers Aurora borealis pictured from Carnoustie — The Northern Lights from Carnoustie in Angus

The aurora over Methven, Perth and Kinross

Nellington/BBC Weather Watchers Aurora borealis pictured from Methven, Perth and Kinross — The aurora over Methven, Perth and Kinross

A faint glow of the aurora at Whitsome in the Scottish Borders

Flygirl/BBC Weather Watchers Aurora borealis pictured from Whitsome in the Scottish Borders — A faint glow of the aurora at Whitsome in the Scottish Borders

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