Stargazers were treated to the peak of the annual summer Perseid meteor shower over the weekend.
Bright meteors lit up the night sky around the world, caused by debris from comet Swift-Tuttle slamming into Earth’s atmosphere at 130,000mph.
Parts of the UK were let down by the weather, though, as cloudy conditions spoiled the view.
Sky News has assembled some of the best photos for those who missed out, showing how the fireballs streaked through the sky from Austria to Argentina.
Kuklica, North Macedonia, known for its hundreds of naturally formed stones resembling humans
The Phrygian Valley in Afyonkarahisar, southwest of Ankara, Turkey
Schleswig-Holstein in Germany
The natural reserve of Wadi al Hitan in Egypt
Yeniseysk in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia
Shebenik National Park in Fushe Stude, Albania
Sophienalpe near Vienna, Austria
The island of Lastovo, Croatia
A long exposure shows star trails behind Lopez Mountain in Argentina’s Patagonia region
Ronda, Spain
