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Mirrie dancers illuminate northern sky

Shetland News @shetnews

11 October 2026 10:45

Large white-harled house with lit windows under a night sky with green and purple aurora. Trees frame the view, and a lawn leads toward the

AS THE nights are drawing in, sky gazers across the UK, including here in Shetland, were treated to a spectacular display of the northern lights over recent nights.

Thanks to Grant O’Neil of Busta House Hotel, Vaila Irvine and Estelle Hughes for sending in photos of last night’s mirrie dancers.

Green aurora bands stream across a starry night sky above a dark hillside, with the lit village of Brae reflected on calm water below and

Vertical purple and green aurora streaks fill a star-speckled night sky above a dark silhouetted hillside, with a cluster of village lights

Vertical bands of purple, violet and green aurora fill a night sky dotted with stars, with the brightest green streak descending toward the

Night sky filled with vertical bands of purple, pink and green aurora above rooftops of houses, one with a lit window.

Vertical bands of green, purple and pink aurora stretch across a starry night sky above the dark silhouette of a roofline and wooden

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