article_snippet.sent: While sunseekers across Britain have been making the most of the clear skies recently to soak up some sunshine, the lack of clouds has also proved a bonus for stargazers in Scotland hoping to catch sight of shooting stars.
article_snippet.sent: this image of meteors passing through the skies over Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire yesterday was captured above Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire yesterday as photographer Graeme Whipps picked up two meteors which were part of the Lyrid meteor shower.
article_snippet.sent: Close up: A magnified version of the image above shows one meteor appearing to graze the horizon, while another meteor trail appears top left .
article_snippet.sent: Graeme Whipps captured this image of the Lyrid meteor shower in the skies above Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire yesterday Aberdeenshire .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Whipps, a 50-year-old meteorologist, said: 'I was out photographing the sky and saw the meteor, which was amazing.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Graeme Whipps captured this image of meteors passing through the skies over Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire yesterday .