Clear skies promise the perfect conditions for stargazers to witness tonight's dazzling meteor shower.
Starting from 10pm the meteor shower promises the chance to see two or three bursts at a time with the Geminids producing up to 100 shooting stars a minute at their peak.
The first pictures of a Germinid meteor shower have been captured by CCTV cameras, ahead of 'perfect conditions' for watching the spectacle expected later tonight.
The images came from two British Astronomical Association infrared CCTV video cameras in Chelmsford, Essex.
Clear skies promise perfect conditions for enthusiastic stargazers to witness a dazzling meteor shower tonight.
Northern England and southern Scotland are the places to be for tonight's meteor shower - unless you are prepared to stay up late.