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PICTURES: Locals from Tayside and Fife share photos of breathtaking sunrise

By Blair Dingwall
The sunrise on the V&A captured by Dougie Nicolson.
The sunrise on the V&A captured by Dougie Nicolson.

The UK was treated to an incredible sunrise this morning.

Photos of the golden, red and pink sky flooded in across social media, with locals in Tayside and Fife perfectly placed to capture the spectacle along the east coast.

Here’s a few of the best images:

The sunrise on the V&A/the Discovery. Credit: DC Thomson’ photographer Dougie Nicholson.
The sun rises on the River Tay. Credit: The Courier’s very own online editor, Richard Rooney.

Courier reader Gordon Marr posted this fantastic photo to our Facebook page:

Gordon Marr’s photo of the sunrise.

Another lovely image of the sky was sent in to our page by Facebook user Calhi Lrdx:

A sunrise photo submitted to our Facebook by Calhi Lrdx.
Bruce Rowe’s photo of the sunrise in Dundee.
Steve Rannie took this photo of Montrose Harbour this morning.

Dundee Prints posted this photo to their own Facebook:

Sunrise across the Tay this morning.

Posted by Dundee Prints on Friday, 17 November 2017

Other images were posted from across Scotland and the wider UK.

This was the scene in Oban:

Sunrise reflected in the sands of Tynemouth Longsands.

Did you grab a good photo of the sunrise and want it shared by us? Feel free to images them to our Facebook page or e-mail it to online@thecourier.co.uk

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