Stargazers were treated to a dazzling sight as the Perseid meteor shower passed through the sky, and in some areas through the Northern Lights.Also known as the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights put on a stunning show across the UK on Monday night, with sightings reported as far south as Cornwall.

Stargazers were treated to a dazzling sight as the Perseid meteor shower passed through the sky, and in some areas through the Northern Lights.Also known as the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights put on a stunning show across the UK on Monday night, with sightings reported as far south as Cornwall.