A remarkable night of stargazing in Northern Ireland
The unusual weather this week has not been limited to just sunshine.
BBC Newsline had a number of viewers who sent in pictures and they all came from a remarkable night of stargazing on Thursday night.
As well as beautiful sunsets some stunning pictures of the supermoon, also known as the Sturgeon Moon were sent in.
A supermoon is a new or full moon that occurs when the Moon is within 90% of perigee, its closest approach to earth.
A picture taken of the skies over Omagh showed a stunning picture of the Perseid meteor shower.
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