Photos capture night of Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower

Sky gazers last night were treated not only to the Perseid meteor shower but a spectacular display of the Northern lights.

After a strong geomagnetic storm in the early hours of Monday morning, the aurora was seen as far south as Norfolk.

This came as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak, meaning there could be up to 100 meteors an hour visible in the night sky.

There'll be another opportunity to see the meteor shower on Monday night with clear skies across many parts of the United Kingdom.