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Gallery: All the best photos of the Northern Lights shining down on the north and north-east

The stunning Aurora Borealis was visible to many residents across Scotland on Monday night.

The Northern Lights pictured over the Dolphin Centre in Fochabers. Image: Richard Mullen.

By Ellie Milne

September 19 2023, 8:58 am

September 19 2023, 8:58 am

Residents across the north and north-east have been treated to a spectacular view of the Northern Lights.

Stunning shades of green and purple were visible far and wide, from Aberdeen city centre to Wick, as the Aurora Borealis returned on Monday night.

It did not disappoint and amateur and professional photographers alike were able to capture the spectacle.

Check out our gallery of some of the best photos of the Northern Lights submitted by our readers below.

To share your own photos or video with us, e-mail livenews@ajl.co.uk

Northern Lights September 18 — Image: Megan Jewers.

Northern Lights at Bow Fiddle Rock — Bow Fiddle Rock. Image: Richard Mullen.

Northern Lights at Donmouth — Donmouth. Image: Malgorzata Targonska and Jacob Targo.

Northern Lights above Wick — Wick. Image: Melissa Green.

Northern Lights Aberdeenshire — Aberdeenshire. Image: Arlene Jane Wyness.

Northern Lights above Lairg, Sutherland — Lairg, Sutherland. Image: Tracie Drummond.

Northern Lights at Portgordon. — Portgordon. Image: Richard Mullen.

Northern Lights above Rosehearty — Rosehearty. Image: Kasia Hero.

Northern Lights above Edinbane, Isle of Skye — Edinbane, Isle of Skye. Image: Isabel Nelson Rapson.

Northern Lights at Aberdeen Beach — Aberdeen Beach. Image: Malgorzata Targonska and Jacob Targo.

Northern Lights at Whitehills — Whitehills. Image: Richard Mullen.

Northern Lights above Lossiemouth — Lossiemouth. Image: Char-Lou Clark.

Northern Lights above Portknockie — Portknockie. Image: Sheila Stickle.

Northern Lights above landscape — Image: Abbie Montgomery-Fox.

Northern Lights purple and green — Image: Adam Buchan.

Northern Lights above trees — Image: Laura Lindsay.

Northern Lights above Loch Watten in Caithness — Loch Watten, Caithness. Image: Maria Paterson.

Northern Lights in Elgin — Elgin. Image: Lyndsey Stanford.

Northern Lights above a tree — Image: Louise Robbie.

Northern Lights — Image: Elliot Turnbull.

Northern Lights blue in the sky — Image: Kimberley Reid.

Northern Lights in Northfield, Aberdeen — Northfield. Image: Alastair Taylor.

Northern Lights blue and green — Image: Rhian Wood.

Northern lights visible behind a house — Image: Julie Blackhall.

Northern lights purple and green — Image: Joann West.

Northern Lights orange and yellow — Image: Danny Morgan.

Northern Lights in South Harris — South Harris. Image: Joceline Hildrey.

Northern Lights Sep 18 — Image: Luke Watson.

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