The Perseid meteor shower occurs each summer, usually around August time, and this year some friends and I decided to head down to the beach at Ainsdale, near Blackpool, to see if we could catch it. The 2015 shower peaked on 12th August but we headed out a few days later as it coincided with a moonless night – the best conditions for stargazing. We set ourselves up with a bbq and a fire to keep us warm and, although the Perseids weren’t as frequent, we had a spectacular view of the Milky Way. I tried my hand at a few panoramic shots of the impressive night sky and, though I didn’t realise it at the time, managed to catch the odd Perseid meteor too! The meteors are visible as white streaks in the photos below.