Northern lichts
aurora borealis. These happen when solar winds drive charged particles into the earth’s atmosphere where they are drawn towards the North Pole by the earth’s magnetism. They glow in colourful moving bands. The best place to see them in Scotland is Shetland, Orkney and in the very north of the mainland, but they are occasionally visible further south. There seems to have been a spectacular display in November 2003 according to the Press and Journal: . . .the backgrun o the hills o Royal Deeside ableeze wi the northern lichts wi the odd flash o lichtnin an knell o thunner.