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Stargazers in Scotland have spotted a mysterious new celestial phenomenon -- which has been given the unlikely name 'Steve'.
Sightings of the glowing green and purple lights have been seen during displays of the Aurora Borealis overnight from the isles of Skye and Lewis.
There have also been reported sightings from near Oban in Argyll and Gairloch in Wester Ross.
Given its more accurate description of Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, the unusual lights have already sparked the interest of scientists, photographers and astronauts, with Nasa funding a citizen science project to learn more about the optical phenomenon.
It describes Steve as a thin purple ribbon of light, aligned east to west, which can extend for hundreds or thousands of miles.
Lasting for up to an hour, it is sometimes accompanied by "a rapidly evolving green picket fence-like" aurora.
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