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PICTURES: The Northern Lights steal the show before Guy Fawkes

Stunning Aurora seen in Portknockie, Scotland,
Stunning Aurora seen in Portknockie, Scotland,

With only a few days to go before the sky is alight with gunpowder delights, the natural world stunned us once again.

Here’s a selection of the best pictures of the Northern Lights, as seen on Tuesday November 3.

Stunning Aurora seen in Portknockie, Scotland,
Stunning Aurora seen in Portknockie, Scotland,
Space weather forecasters predicted strong showing of the Aurora on Tuesday.
Space weather forecasters predicted strong showing of the Aurora on Tuesday.
The predicted global geomagnetic activity could have reached reached as high as kp6 overnight, meaning parts of northern UK could see the aurora activity.
The predicted global geomagnetic activity could have reached reached as high as kp6 overnight, meaning parts of northern UK could see the aurora activity.
Shades of lights dancing
Shades of lights dancing
No two seconds are the same
No two seconds are the same
Stunning Aurora seen in Portknockie, Scotland, by Fancis Masson. See Ross Parry copy RPYAURORA:  Space weather forecasters predicted strong showing of the Aurora on Tuesday. The predicted global geomagnetic activity could have reached reached as high as kp6 overnight, meaning parts of northern UK could see the aurora activity.
Stunning Aurora seen in Portknockie, Scotland, by Fancis Masson. See Ross Parry copy RPYAURORA: Space weather forecasters predicted strong showing of the Aurora on Tuesday. The predicted global geomagnetic activity could have reached reached as high as kp6 overnight, meaning parts of northern UK could see the aurora activity.
The camera tracks the phenomena over the hemisphere
The camera tracks the phenomena over the hemisphere
As the solar charged atoms leave
As the solar charged atoms leave
and head over the horizon
and head over the horizon
and back to nowhere
and back to nowhere
but they always reaper
but they always reaper
Stunning Aurora seen Aurora over Caithness,
Stunning Aurora seen Aurora over Caithness,
Subtle colour changes
Subtle colour changes
What a spectacle
What a spectacle
Stunning green Aurora seen at Lossiemouth West Beach
Stunning green Aurora seen at Lossiemouth West Beach
 The predicted global geomagnetic activity could have reached reached as high as kp6 overnight, meaning parts of northern UK could see the aurora activity.
The predicted global geomagnetic activity could have reached reached as high as kp6 overnight, meaning parts of northern UK could see the aurora activity.
Haunting but beautiful
Haunting but beautiful