STUNNING photos of the Northern Lights have been shared by Glasgow Times' readers.
Members of The Glasgow Times Camera Club were keen to photograph the rare sighting - and managed to capture amazing pictures.
The photographers took shots from East Kilbride to Loch Lomond and Ayrshire, between 10am and 1am last night.
VisitScotland explains that the spectacle is named after Aurora (the Roman goddess of dawn) and Boreas (the Greek name for north wind), and is caused by charged particles accelerated into the Earth's upper atmosphere along magnetic field lines.
The energy to drive the display is provided by the sun, in the form of a 'solar wind'. The sun may be millions and millions of miles away, but it is the reason we see the extraordinary sight.
Aurorae come in all colours, shapes and patterns, setting the night sky alive with rainbows of light.
The variations in colour are due to the type of gas particles that are colliding, from yellowish-greens, blues and purples, to fiery reds and oranges.
The streaks that snake across the night sky evolve and change constantly, and can last minutes or merely seconds.
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