High chance of a visible Aurora starting today through the weekend

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• VisitScotlandMuriel Member, Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✩

  February 2018

  Thanks for posting about this @Horizons
  I'd love to see the northern lights but live in Edinburgh so not much chance of it - also don't want to stay up all night!! But would love to see pictures of course 

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• Samantha_Grant VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭

  February 2018 edited February 2018

  I’ve seen the mirry dancers from time to time on my travels, by chance more that aurora chasing but they are incredible.  The best show I’ve seen in Scotland was over Gairloch, the sky was a pretty vivid shade of green.  I was in Tobermory for the arrival of 2017 and I could see the lights dancing faintly over the mainland.  I’ve also seen them from Nairn before too. 
  
  Outwith Scotland I was treated to a spectacular display from a hotel balcony in Reykjavik which was so bright it could be snapped using an iPhone camera.  I do love Iceland as it’s like holidaying in Scotland.  I’m such a Scotland lover I crave similar scenery on my foreign travels too. 
  

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• FullStopNextChapter VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭

  February 2018

  We got all excited when we saw there was (another) chance to see the aurora last week whilst we were in Islay. Sadly it wasn't to be as there was too much cloud. 
  
  We have been lucky enough to see them whilst stood out on the driveway at home (near Perth). But the most spectacular display was a few nights after the solar eclipse a few years ago. We were in Mull and just away to our beds when a friend texted me to say "get outside and check the sky." I'm glad we did because we were lucky enough to see a rare pulsating form of aurora. Magical. 
  
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• VisitScotlandAmanda Member, Administrator, Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✪

  February 2018 edited February 2018

  
  
  Looks like they were spotted in Cullen Harbour! 

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• Horizons Member, VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭

  February 2018

  Nice shot @VisitScotlandAmanda That looks incredible! As is generally true with Scottish weather-related forecasts, I did not see an Amber alert pop up even though all indications suggested that we might.
  
  On the plus side, many parts of Scotland are seeing an absolutely bonnie day today

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• Horizons Member, VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭

  March 2018 edited March 2018

  Aurora spotted last night! One of my favourite photographers on Orkney named Graham Campbell shared this Aurora photoset from last night on Facebook. All credits go to him. Spoiler: It looks incredible
  
  https://www.facebook.com/graham.campbell.56829/posts/2069016506650986
  

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• Horizons Member, VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭

  March 2018

  And again, some spectacular displays last night over most of the northern parts of the country (Moray, Harris, Orkney).
  
  

  
  
  As a reminder, follow Aurora watch UK's twitter handle to know of Amber alerts. I am now off to see the hundreds of brilliant photos from last night's display on social media.

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