Summer glow: Sunsets and northern lights over Scotland

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

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.

A golden retriever at Portmahomack as the sun goes down
Sundown at Portmahomack in the Highlands [olly79/BBC Weather Watchers]
A fiery night sky pictured at Earlsferry, Fife
A fiery night sky pictured at Earlsferry, Fife [MrsK/BBC Weather Watchers]
Monday's night sky at Inverness
A night-time scene at Inverness on Monday [Tattie-Bogle/BBC Weather Watchers]
Red and yellow night sky from Burghead
Monday night's sky from Burghead in Moray [clare_hogan_photography/BBC Weather Watchers]
Aurora borealis pictured from Port Askaig on Islay
The aurora borealis pictured from Port Askaig on Islay [Sound-of-Islay/BBC Weather Watchers]
Aurora borealis pictured from Gardenstown, Moray
Gardenstown in Moray was among the places from where the aurora was visible [Saf37y/BBC Weather Watchers]
Aurora borealis pictured from Carnoustie
The Northern Lights from Carnoustie in Angus [TJM/BBC Weather Watchers]
Aurora borealis pictured from Methven, Perth and Kinross
The aurora over Methven, Perth and Kinross [Nellington/BBC Weather Watchers]
Aurora borealis pictured from Whitsome in the Scottish Borders
A faint glow of the aurora at Whitsome in the Scottish Borders [Flygirl/BBC Weather Watchers]

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