Moray residents treated to stunning Northern Lights display
People across the nation were treated to a stunning display of The Northern Lights yesterday evening.
And Moray was no different, with residents getting a crystal-clear view of the naturally occurring phenomenon.
The Northern Lights, better known as the Aurora Borealis, is caused by interactions between the solar wind, which is the stream of charged particles emanating from the sun, and the Earth's magnetic field.
The Met Office describes how it appears as large areas of colour including pale green, pink, shades of red, yellow, blue and violet in the direction due north.
During a weak aurora, the colours are very faint and spread out whereas an intense aurora features greater numbers of and brighter colours which can be seen higher in the sky with a distinct arc.
