Your weather - Your shots: Shooting stars and Northern Lights

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Shooting stars and Northern Lights

Shooting star flies overhead with the Milky Way visible behind.

Shooting star of the Perseids over Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.

Aurora borealis, pictured from Scotland in August 2024.

Dark, lenticular clouds pictured in Powys, Wales in August 2024.

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In North Wales, a shooting star of the Perseids stands out against the Milky Way.

The latest collection of user images is here, with an overload of astronomical shots from the aurora and shooting stars seen overhead this week.

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