Stunning 'night shining' clouds seen over Scotland

Monika Focht/BBC Weather WatchersA view of the clouds from Pennan in Aberdeenshire
Weather watchers have been getting up early and staying up late to spot Noctilucent clouds.
The clouds can be spotted in summertime before sunrise and sunset.
Also known as night shining clouds, they are visible when ice crystals form high in Earth's atmosphere and are underlit by the Sun.
On Thursday and Friday they were spotted from Aberdeenshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Harris and Moray.

Peter MaciverPeter Maciver said he captured the clouds over Ben Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, late at night

Dabby/BBC Weather WatchersA picture taken from Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway

Ticketyboo_sus/BBC Weather WatchersThe clouds in an image taken at Ellon in Aberdeenshire

Astronut/BBC Weather WatchersA beautiful display in an image captured at Elgin in Moray