Northern Lights could dazzle skies in Scotland tonight - seven romantic spots to see auroras

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One romantic way to spend Valentine's Day is cuddling up with your partner to look at the stars. Despite the cold, winter stargazing has its appeal - just yourself and your other half beneath the vast expanse of the heavens, warming your hands with a hot chocolate in hand or a glass of something stronger.Not only are winter's dark nights ideal, the Met Office says Scots could have a chance to see the Northern Lights tonight.

And, even better, the skies are set to be clear.The Met Office's space weather forecast says: "A couple of possible Coronal Mass Ejection glancing blows later on 13th and during 14th may give some enhancement to the auroral oval, although this is low confidence."There is a chance of aurora reaching northern Scotland, and just a slight chance of reaching further south to Northern Ireland and northern England."Fortunately, the forecast appears to be in our favour.

The forecaster says: "Clear spells although probably turning cloudier/breezier in the west overnight with outbreaks of rain developing over Northern Ireland and perhaps southwest Scotland by dawn.

Some patchy fog, especially southeast England."To see the lights, it's best to head away from the cities and all of the light pollution to view the night sky – weather permitting of course.Named one of the best places in Scotland for stargazing, Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye is an area of the famous remote Scottish island well known for its natural beauty.It's also one of the best places in the country to avoid light pollution so you're guaranteed to see thousands of stars on a clear night.Staying in the islands, Coll, which lies just off Mull's west coast, has been designated one of the world's top Dark Sky Communities and its clear vistas of