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Bright Northern Lights seen over Busta

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A large, old stone building with lit windows at night, under a green sky illuminated by the northern lights.
A gorgeous aurora above Busta House, near Brae. Photo: Grant O'Neil

IT WAS a bumper night for Northern Lights-spotting on Saturday, with a gorgeous sighting of the aurora seen above Busta House Hotel near Brae.

Thanks to Busta manager Grant O’Neil for these great shots of the Northern Lights lighting up the historic hotel.

Green aurora borealis lights up the night sky above white, gabled buildings with illuminated windows.
Photo: Grant O’Neil
Green aurora borealis lights illuminate the night sky above a dark landscape with silhouettes of hills, a pole, and faint power lines.
Photo: Grant O’Neil

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