IT was another chance to look to the skies on Thursday night as the Northern Lights made an appearance above South Ayrshire.

The sky was filled with blue and pink as the lights danced across the night sky above the region.

Aurora displays occur when charged particles collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere around the magnetic poles.

As the particles collide with the atmosphere, light is emitted at various wavelengths, creating colourful displays in the sky.

Members of our 'South Ayrshire on Camera' camera club were out and about last night to capture the best of the aurora, as spotted below...

(Image: Colin McMillan) (Image: Ruth Bisset) (Image: Yvonne Jack) (Image: Margaret Donnelly)