WHILE many across the Borders had their eyes on the sky this weekend to watch the Bonfire Night fireworks, some were lucky to spot a rare sight.
As fireworks filled the night sky with colour, the Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, made a special appearance.
The green hues from the Northern Lights were visible to the naked eye and some keen photographers managed to snap some amazing photos of the natural lightshow.
According to the Met Office the lights were visible across Scotland and in parts of mid Wales and England.
And some eagle-eyed photographers even snapped a rare phenomenon known as STEVE – a cousin to the Aurora Borealis.
STEVE – strong thermal emission velocity enhancement – differs from the Northern Lights as it appears as a thinner band of light, whereas the Aurora Borealis appears more spread out.
As STEVE is a relatively new phenomenon – it was only identified in 2016 – scientists from the American Geophysical Union researching it believe the rare sight is likely caused by "a combination of heating of charged particles in the atmosphere and energetic electrons".
BBC Weather referred to STEVE as a "subauroral ion drift".
The Northern Lights were also seen over the UK earlier this year.
In February "strong solar activity" meant the Auroras were visible in Scotland and in southern parts of England where there were clear skies.
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