An Isle of Wight photographer has been left in "shock" after capturing a meteor shower, the moon, Starlink, the Milky Way and Northern Lights — all in one picture, in the skies over the Island.
And Sienna Anderson, who was behind the lens, didn't even realise she had achieved it at the time.
As the moon set last night (Monday), the award-winning snapper was ready with her camera at Freshwater Bay where she took four 'very quick' images.
"We had a drive over to Fort Victoria but as we were both so tired decided to go home to sleep", she said.
It wasn't until she uploaded the pictures that she realised she had actually captured an incredibly rare phenomenon.
"This one totally shocked me", she said.
"I think it has little something of everything it wasn't until I brightened the image I noticed it."
Clear skies across the country meant star gazers were able to catch a glimpse of last night's Perseid meteor shower.
Usually visible from mid-July to late-August, the Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle.
Sienna's picture clearly shows the lines of light darting through the sky.
The most prominent strip of light, at the front of the picture, appears to be Starlink — the satellite internet constellation.
Also in the photo is the pink skies associated with the Aurora Borealis and the starry skies of the Milky Way.
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