A METEOR shower brightened up the sky with one photographer snapping a shot of it over Andover.

The Perseid meteor shower is visible between mid-July to late-August every year, however, it is predicted to be the most visible from August 11 to 13.

The event was captured on camera by Stewart Wilson whilst stargazing from a spot in Enham Alamein. The shots were posted to our Facebook group.

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(Image: Stewart Wilson)

He explained that he went out stargazing on Saturday, August 10 in the hopes of catching the Perseids. He added that the rate of meteors per hour was 'about 10' but that he spotted 12.

The Perseids can be spotted from across the globe, named after the constellation in the northern sky 'Perseus', which gets its name from the Ancient Greek hero. 

Meteors are caused when comets get close to the sun, as they heat up and pieces break off. The debris can then enter the Earth's path around the Sun, entering our atmosphere at high speeds.

The Perseid shower is closely associated with the Swift-Tuttle comet, so-called after astronomers Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle, who discovered a new comet which coincided with the path of the Perseid meteors.

According to the Royal Museums Greenwich, the best time to spot the showers is between midnight and 5.30am. 

To increase your chances, the organisation also advises that people find a location with a low amount of light pollution by heading to the countryside and picking somewhere away from trees and buildings for a clear look at the sky.