The Met Office has announced that the Northern Lights may be visible from parts of Scotland on Tuesday and Wednesday night (September 2 and 3).

A fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that left the sun late on Saturday night, reached the Earth around midnight last night. The event boosted geomagnetic activity, creating conditions that allowed the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, to be seen further south than usual, provided skies were sufficiently dark and clear.

The breathtaking phenomenon, also known as the Aurora Borealis, occurs when solar particles collide with Earth's atmosphere, producing vivid streaks of green, purple and red across the night sky.

The storm was at its peak on Monday night into the early morning of Tuesday, being particularly visible from Loch Ness, Cai

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