Karen Munro regularly films and photographs the aurora near her home in Caithness but was unable to go out on Thursday because she was unwell.
She set up a camera to capture footage for a time lapse of the Northern Lights through a window while she slept.
Ms Munro said the footage was "burnt out" in places due to the aurora "being so strong".
The display was filmed visible between 03:00 and 04:00 on Thursday.
Ms Munro said: "Usually the light pollution of Scrabster Harbour drowns out the aurora, but this display was quite special."
The aurora borealis is caused by the interaction of the solar wind - a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun - and Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.
The Northern and Western isles, the Highlands and north east Scotland offer some of the best places to observe the Northern Lights at night.
In February this year, a Nasa astronaut photographed the aurora borealis over Scotland from the International Space Station.
Baltimore-born Terry Virts, a member of Expedition 42 to the space station, captured the image of the Northern Lights.
ISS orbits between 230-286 miles (370-460km) above the Earth's surface.

This brings the number of military dismissals to more than 3,000 following the failed coup, in which rebel units used tanks and aircraft to try to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Saturday Mr Erdogan announced steps to put all armed forces under direct government control, amid a crackdown.
He accuses US-based cleric Fetullah Gulen of being behind the coup attempt.
At least 246 people died as rebel soldiers tried to seize power on 15 July. Mr Gulen denies any involvement.
The latest soldiers to be dismissed include Mr Erdogan's chief military adviser, a top aide to the chief of the general staff and the defence minister's chief secretary.
On Saturday the government announced plans to close all military academies and bring land, naval and air forces under the control of the defence ministry.
The proposals need to be approved by parliament.
The coup has triggered a massive purge, with 66,000 public sector workers dismissed and 50,000 passports cancelled.
The state has also shut 142 media outlets and detained journalists. A three-month state of emergency has also been declared.
President Erdogan has ignored international unease about the crackdown, telling his foreign critics: "Mind your own business."
A stargazer has captured a powerful display of the aurora borealis from her living room.
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Turkey's government has sacked another 1,389 soldiers accused of being linked to the coup attempt earlier this month.