Your pictures: Long days and dazzling nights

The moon is illuminated orange behind the red and white lighthouse at the end of the pier. BBC Weather Watchers / John Fatkin

The pier in South Shields was illuminated by the full moon

Pamela Tickell
BBC News, North East and Cumbria

This week, we saw the last full moon of summer 2025 - known as the Sturgeon Moon because late summer is the time when sturgeon fish are most plentiful in the Great Lakes of North America.

While the night sky was dazzling us, we also enjoyed long, hot summer days.

Our Weather Watchers have been out capturing scenes across the north-east of England and Cumbria.

Here are some of our favourites.

The head of a brown-and-white dog is popping up out of a field of pink wildflowers. The dog is smiling with its tongue out. The shy is blue with wispy white clouds across it.BBC Weather Watchers / Farming Lass

This happy dog was having a great time in the fields at Bowes, County Durham

An abandoned wooden boat, with chipped paint, is on the sandy beach. The blue ocean is in the background and the bright sun is casting shadows.BBC Weather Watchers / Figaro

The sun was beating down at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland

A seagull perched on on a pole looks onto the lake. A bright orange safety ring is attached to the pole. Sailing boats are moored on the edge of the lake. Green trees and hills are ion the background.BBC Weather Watchers / Timeandtides

This seagull was enjoying the breeze in Windermere

A close up of a blue/purple flower in bloom. A bee, with is wings still flapping, is sharing the flower with a brown butterfly.BBC Weather Watchers / Dan Seaham Harbour Lad

Bees and butterflies share a flower in Seaham

The waters of the lake are so still the rocks in the shallow end are reflected clearly. Beyond the lake, there are rolling green hills.BBC Weather Watchers / Georgia Roper

Still waters in Penrith, Cumbria, made for this serene shot

The silhouette of a lighthouse is illuminated by the setting sun. Rays of orange light break through the clouds. In the foreground, grass is swaying in the wind.BBC Weather Watchers / Early Bird

The sun setting on a long day at St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay

The circular orange moon is peeking out from behind the silhouette of the mountain. The sky is very dark blue.BBC Weather Watchers / Waldo

The moon was captured peeking out from behind Roseberry Topping

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