The Northern Lights put on one of the best displays in years according to one expert, as Scots captured stunning images up and down the country.
People as close to Glasgow as Paisley were even able to spot the lights through the clouds over Paisley, while further north in places like Lossiemouth and Aviemore, Scots described the experience as "emotional" as the lights were strongly visible to the naked eye.
Andrew Allan, who runs the Scotland’s Nightsky Facebook page which offers tips and advice on night sky phenomena, said it was safe to say that the Aurora on Sunday night (March 13) was the "best Northern Lights show in years".
The Met Office’s space weather team are predicting that another good night for spotting the Aurora could take place tonight – meaning those Scots who missed out will get a second chance.
The ethereal bands of light are caused by particles expelled by the sun interacting with the Earth's magnetic shield.
When these particles meet the shield they are "pulled" to the north and south poles.
As they interact, the energy is released as a beautiful corona of dancing rays of light that are visible from below.
Stunned snapper Reiss McGuire, who posts his wonderful shots on his Instagram page, was even able to take a stunning snap of them above the town of Paisley, through the cloud cover from the Hunter Hill area.
Scott Fleming, who runs the popular Pine Marten Bar and Scran which lies close to Loch Morlich, near Aviemore, took pictures that show the strong green hues.
Calum D Bruachdh, who shares his images on his Instagram page, was delighted to be able to capture the lights as they danced in the skies above his home in Elgin.
He said: "You could see the Aurora dancing about with the naked eye, I've seen it a few times in Scotland but nothing like that."
Photographer Michelle Cumming, who regularly takes photos of the Aurora and posts them to her photography page was able to capture some truly brilliant shots of it over Lossiemouth said: "With all that's going on in the world right now, it was a literal light in the darkness. I'm still buzzing. It's the best Aurora I've seen.
"I actually stopped in the midst of taking the photos and became quite overwhelmed at what I was seeing and I cried! What an emotive experience."
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