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Northern Lights and meteors illuminate night sky

BBC WEATHER WATCHERS/ RUTH DAVIES Picture of aurora display over the Vale of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, watched by a vintage David Brown farm tractorBBC WEATHER WATCHERS/ RUTH DAVIES
BBC WEATHER WATCHERS/ CATRIN Picture of an aurora display along the coast in Penmon, Anglesey BBC WEATHER WATCHERS/ CATRIN
Ruth Davies captured the aurora over Llandegla, Denbighshire
A bright green and purple display was seen over the Trwyn Du lighthouse in Penmon, Anglesey

Stargazers in Wales who stayed out late to catch a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower were also treated to a Northern Lights display overnight.

Pictures captured late on Monday and in the early hours of Tuesday show the displays from Caerphilly in the south to Penmon on Anglesey in the north.

The Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - have made regular appearances in the UK over the past few months, with more chances expected in the future.

The Perseids pass through our atmosphere every year when the Earth orbits through debris left by the Swift-Tuttle comet.