Perseid meteor shower
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Stargazers around the world have been enjoying the annual Perseid meteor shower
Amateur astronomers have been out in force to watch the celestial display, which is caused by material falling from the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle.
The Perseid shower is an annual event between mid-July and mid-August, but the best views were expected on Monday night - and the meteors didn't disappoint, with as many as 60 an hour visible to the naked eye.
This picture shows a meteor streaking above Edlington Castle in Northumberland, UK.
Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, UK
The historic site of Stonehenge in south west England offered a wonderful viewing point for the shower.
Villarejo de Salvanes, Spain
A meteor is seen over a roadside silhouette of a bull-shaped billboard, in Villarejo de Salvanes, central Spain
Fanos, Greece
A meteor sparks, lower right, while entering the Earth's atmosphere behind an olive tree in Fanos village, central Greece.
Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada, USA
A shooting star streaks across the sky behind a rock formation in Nevada's Cathedral Gorge State Park.
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Castaic Lake, California, USA
Zadar, Croatia
Orbec, Normandy, France
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
Stobi, Macedonia
Duchang County, Jiangxi Province, China
