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 . this incredible image was captured above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday as photographer graeme whipps picked up two meteors which were part of the lyrid meteor shower . the annual celestial event has been observed for the last 2,700 years across the globe , but is most visible in the northern hemisphere , and is expected to peak tonight with between 10 and 20 meteors an hour . scroll down for video . close up : a magnified version of the image above shows one meteor appearing to graze the horizon , while another meteor trail appears top left . stunning : graeme whipps captured this image of the lyrid meteor shower in the skies above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday . the strength of the showers vary from year to year and most years there are no more than five to 20 meteors an hour , but in 1982 americans counted nearly 100 an hour and in 1803 it was as high as 700 an hour . the lyrids are created by debris from comet thatcher , which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun , and appear to radiate outwards from a star known as vega and the constellation lyra in which it sits - which gives the meteors their name . mr whipps , a 50-year-old meteorologist , said : ' i was out photographing the sky and saw the meteor , which was amazing . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary singer etta james has been hospitalized with a blood infection , her son told cnn friday . sametto james said his 73-year-old mother was admitted to a hospital in southern california on monday due to a urinary tract infection that led to sepsis . she remained in the hospital friday , he said . `` she 's doing a little bit better , but she 's not out of the woods quite yet , '' sametto james said . etta james , best known for her 1961 hit `` at last , '' was hospitalized in 2010 due to a dangerous staph infection . she was diagnosed in 2009 with alzheimer 's disease . they have become one of the most irritating accessories carried by tourists in recent years , but it appears the selfie stick has been a nuisance for three decades . hiroshi ueda , a photographer who worked as an engineer for camera company minolta , claims that he first invented the selfie stick in the 1980s . he said he came up with the idea after struggling to get pictures of himself and his wife together while they were in europe . scroll down for video . hiroshi ueda , holding his extender stick for taking ` selfies ' which he patented in 1983 while working for minolta . while the lyrid shower has been known to produce up to 100 meteors sightings per hour , most years the peak , which occurs tonight , only produces between five and 20 per hour -lrb- the lyrid shower pictured from space -rrb- . after having his camera stolen by a child he asked to take their picture in the louvre museum in paris , he dreamed up a solution - an extendable stick with a tripod screw at the end . the ` extender stick ' , as he called it , was designed for use with new compact cameras that were being developed at the time . whether taking in a spectacular panorama , visiting a famous landmark or watching a concert ; the chances are your view has been ruined by a selfie stick on at least one occasion . now the situation may be about to get a whole lot worse , because there 's a next-generation stick that can grasp a tablet as well as a mobile phone . the contraption lets selfie addicts take photos of themselves using their ipad , ensuring they can capture the best possible duck pout or cheesy grin in their shots . the supersized stick is available on the website accessory geeks for just $ 23 -lrb- # 16 -rrb- , suggesting that they could be coming to a street near you soon . cnn 's denise quan contributed to this report . he added a mirror to the front of the camera so that photographers could see exactly what they were doing . despite being patented in 1983 , the extender stick failed to become a success - mainly due to the poor image quality it captured . but that did not stop mr ueda from compiling a family album of family ` selfies ' using his device . speaking to the bbc , he said : ` the idea of taking a picture of yourself was very new back then . ` the philosophy behind it was that i did n't need to rely on anyone else to take a photo - i could take a picture of myself whenever and wherever i liked . ' some 30 years later selfie sticks are now hugely popular - used by narcissists and celebrities everywhere to capture images of themselves in their surroundings . they have become such a menace that many tourist venues , museums , concert venues and stadiums have banned them . perhaps ironically , apple - the company that could be blamed for kickstarting the selfie phenomenon by putting a camera on the front of its phones in the first place - has also banned them from its next conference . mr ueda used his ` extender stick ' to take pictures of himself with his family while on holiday in europe -lrb- above -rrb- . modern versions of the extender stick allow a smartphone to be held aloft and use a remote trigger to take the photograph or video . mr ueda 's patent ran out in 2003 , however , so he has not benefited from the recent boom . instead canadian inventor wayne fromm developed a hand-held extendable selfie stick in the early 2000s , which he called the quik pod . while his product has sold well , there are many others available . mr ueda said : ` my idea came too early , but that 's just one of those things . ' i patented about 300 ideas , so that was just one of them . we call it a 3am invention - it arrived too early . ' the idea of selfies , however , is not new . remote timers and triggers have been available on cameras for decades . a recently unearthed photograph also showed that some early photographers adopted unusual methods to take their own photo - such as using a broom handle to hit the trigger on their camera . michael pritchard , director-general of the royal photographic society , said there is evidence of selfies going back as far as the 1840s . selfie sticks divide opinion - some people love them and others hate them . but a growing number of venues and attractions have deemed them such a nuisance that they are banning their use . last month the national gallery in london became the latest major museum to instruct visitors that the devices were not welcome . it follows bans in galleries in france and america -- including the palace of versailles and the museum of modern art in new york . organisers of two major us festivals have also made clear what they think of selfie sticks . the coachella valley music and arts festival and lollapalooza are the latest in a string of concert venues and historic landmarks to ban the use of the controversial tech gadgets on their grounds . according to nme , london 's o2 arena and wembley arena have also prohibited them , while rome 's colosseum also do not permit the use of the gadgets . banned : the coachella valley music and arts festival and lollapalooza , in illinois and california , are the latest in a string of concert venues and historic landmarks to ban selfie sticks on their grounds -lrb- file picture -rrb- .
hiroshi ueda patented the ` extender stick ' at camera firm minolta in 1983 . he came up with the invention after struggling to find anyone to take pictures of him with his wife while they were on a family holiday in europe . it used a mirror on the front of compact cameras to help the photographer . but the idea was not a commercial success and the patent ran out in 2003 .
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 . this incredible image was captured above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday as photographer graeme whipps picked up two meteors which were part of the lyrid meteor shower . the annual celestial event has been observed for the last 2,700 years across the globe , but is most visible in the northern hemisphere , and is expected to peak tonight with between 10 and 20 meteors an hour . scroll down for video . close up : a magnified version of the image above shows one meteor appearing to graze the horizon , while another meteor trail appears top left . stunning : graeme whipps captured this image of the lyrid meteor shower in the skies above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday . the strength of the showers vary from year to year and most years there are no more than five to 20 meteors an hour , but in 1982 americans counted nearly 100 an hour and in 1803 it was as high as 700 an hour . the lyrids are created by debris from comet thatcher , which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun , and appear to radiate outwards from a star known as vega and the constellation lyra in which it sits - which gives the meteors their name . mr whipps , a 50-year-old meteorologist , said : ' i was out photographing the sky and saw the meteor , which was amazing . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary singer etta james has been hospitalized with a blood infection , her son told cnn friday . sametto james said his 73-year-old mother was admitted to a hospital in southern california on monday due to a urinary tract infection that led to sepsis . she remained in the hospital friday , he said . `` she 's doing a little bit better , but she 's not out of the woods quite yet , '' sametto james said . etta james , best known for her 1961 hit `` at last , '' was hospitalized in 2010 due to a dangerous staph infection . she was diagnosed in 2009 with alzheimer 's disease . they have become one of the most irritating accessories carried by tourists in recent years , but it appears the selfie stick has been a nuisance for three decades . hiroshi ueda , a photographer who worked as an engineer for camera company minolta , claims that he first invented the selfie stick in the 1980s . he said he came up with the idea after struggling to get pictures of himself and his wife together while they were in europe . scroll down for video . hiroshi ueda , holding his extender stick for taking ` selfies ' which he patented in 1983 while working for minolta . while the lyrid shower has been known to produce up to 100 meteors sightings per hour , most years the peak , which occurs tonight , only produces between five and 20 per hour -lrb- the lyrid shower pictured from space -rrb- . after having his camera stolen by a child he asked to take their picture in the louvre museum in paris , he dreamed up a solution - an extendable stick with a tripod screw at the end . the ` extender stick ' , as he called it , was designed for use with new compact cameras that were being developed at the time . whether taking in a spectacular panorama , visiting a famous landmark or watching a concert ; the chances are your view has been ruined by a selfie stick on at least one occasion . now the situation may be about to get a whole lot worse , because there 's a next-generation stick that can grasp a tablet as well as a mobile phone . the contraption lets selfie addicts take photos of themselves using their ipad , ensuring they can capture the best possible duck pout or cheesy grin in their shots . the supersized stick is available on the website accessory geeks for just $ 23 -lrb- # 16 -rrb- , suggesting that they could be coming to a street near you soon . cnn 's denise quan contributed to this report . he added a mirror to the front of the camera so that photographers could see exactly , so he has not benefited from the recent boom . instead canadian inventor wayne fromm developed a hand-held extendable selfie stick in the early 2000s , which he called the quik pod . while his product has sold well , there are many others available . mr ueda said : ` my idea came too early , but that 's just one of those things . ' i patented about 300 ideas , so that was just one of them . we call it a 3am invention - it arrived too early . ' the idea of selfies , however , is not new . remote timers and triggers have been available on cameras for decades . a recently unearthed photograph also showed that some early photographers adopted unusual methods to take their own photo - such as using a broom handle to hit the trigger on their camera . michael pritchard , director-general of the royal photographic society , said there is evidence of selfies going back as far as the 1840s . selfie sticks divide opinion - some people love them and others hate them . but a growing number of venues and attractions have deemed them such a nuisance that they are banning their use . last month the national gallery in london became the latest major museum to instruct visitors that the devices were not welcome . it follows bans in galleries in france and america -- including the palace of versailles and the museum of modern art in new york
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 . this incredible image was captured above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday as photographer graeme whipps picked up two meteors which were part of the lyrid meteor shower . the annual celestial event has been observed for the last 2,700 years across the globe , but is most visible in the northern hemisphere , and is expected to peak tonight with between 10 and 20 meteors an hour . scroll down for video . close up : a magnified version of the image above shows one meteor appearing to graze the horizon , while another meteor trail appears top left . stunning : graeme whipps captured this image of the lyrid meteor shower in the skies above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday . the strength of the showers vary from year to year and most years there are no more than five to 20 meteors an hour , but in 1982 americans counted nearly 100 an hour and in 1803 it was as high as 700 an hour . the lyrids are created by debris from comet thatcher , which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun , and appear to radiate outwards from a star known as vega and the constellation lyra in which it sits - which gives the meteors their name . mr whipps , a 50-year-old meteorologist , said : ' i was out photographing the sky and saw the meteor , which was amazing . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary singer etta james has been hospitalized with a blood infection , her son told cnn friday . sametto james said his 73-year-old mother was admitted to a hospital in southern california on monday due to a urinary tract infection that led to sepsis . she remained in the hospital friday , he said . `` she 's doing a little bit better , but she 's not out of the woods quite yet , '' sametto james said . etta james , best known for her 1961 hit `` at last , '' was hospitalized in 2010 due shower has been known to produce up to 100 meteors sightings per hour , most years the peak , which occurs tonight , only produces between five and 20 per hour -lrb- the lyrid shower pictured from space -rrb- . after having his camera stolen by a child he asked to take their picture in the louvre museum in paris , he dreamed up a solution - an extendable stick with a tripod screw at the end . the ` extender stick ' , as he called it , was designed for use with new compact cameras that were being developed at the time . whether taking in a spectacular panorama , visiting a famous landmark or watching a concert ; the chances are your view has been what they were doing . despite being patented in 1983 , the extender stick failed to become a success - mainly due to the poor image quality it captured . but that did not stop mr ueda from compiling a family album of family ` selfies ' using his device . speaking to the bbc , he said : ` the idea of taking a picture of yourself was very new back then . ` the philosophy behind it was that i did n't need to rely on anyone else to take a photo - i could take a picture of myself whenever and wherever i liked . ' some 30 years later selfie sticks are now hugely popular - used by narcissists and celebrities everywhere to capture images of themselves in their surroundings . they have become such a menace that many tourist venues , museums , concert venues and stadiums have banned them . perhaps ironically , apple - the company that could be blamed for kickstarting the selfie phenomenon by putting a camera on the front of its phones in the first place - has also banned them from its next conference . mr ueda used his ` extender stick ' to take pictures of himself with his family while on holiday in europe -lrb- above -rrb- . modern versions of the extender stick allow a smartphone to be held aloft and use a remote trigger to take the photograph or video . mr ueda 's patent ran out in 2003 , however adopted unusual methods to take their own photo - such as using a broom handle to hit the trigger on their camera . michael pritchard , director-general of the royal photographic society , said there is evidence of selfies going back as far as the 1840s . selfie sticks divide opinion - some people love them and others hate them . but a growing number of venues and attractions have deemed them such a nuisance that they are banning their use . last month the national gallery in london became the latest major museum to instruct visitors that the devices were not welcome . it follows bans in galleries in france and america -- including the palace of versailles and the museum of modern art in new york . organisers of two major us festivals have also made clear what they think of selfie sticks . the coachella valley music and arts festival and lollapalooza are the latest in a string of concert venues and historic landmarks to ban the use of the controversial tech gadgets on their grounds . according to nme , london 's o2 arena and wembley arena have also prohibited them , while rome 's colosseum also do not permit the use of the gadgets . banned : the coachella valley music and arts festival and lollapalooza , in illinois and california , are the latest in a string of concert venues and historic landmarks to ban selfie sticks on their grounds -lrb- file picture -rrb- .
while sunseekers across britain making most the clear skies recently to soak, the lack clouds proved a bonus in scotland hoping sight shooting. this incredible image was captured above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday as photographer graeme whipps picked two meteors which part the lyrid meteor shower. the annual celestial event has observed across, but is most visible expected peak tonight with an scroll. close up : a magnified version above shows one meteor appearing graze the horizon, another meteor trail top. stunning : graeme whipps captured the lyrid meteor shower the skies pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday. the strength the showers vary year most years there no more than five to 20 meteors an, 1982 americans counted nearly 100 an hour 1803 as 700 the lyrids are created debris comet thatcher, takes about 415 years orbit around, appear radiate a star known vega and the constellation lyra in which sits - which gives the meteors mr whipps, a 50-year-old meteorologist, said : i was out photographing saw the meteor, which amazing ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary singer etta james has hospitalized a blood infection, her son told cnn friday sametto james said his 73-year-old mother admitted southern california monday due that led. she remained friday, he. `` she 's doing a little, out quite '' sametto james. etta james, best known 1961 `` at last, '' was hospitalized 2010 due a dangerous staph infection. she diagnosed in 2009 alzheimer 's disease. they have become one the most irritating accessories carried tourists, but appears the selfie stick a nuisance three decades hiroshi ueda, a photographer worked camera company minolta claims first invented the selfie stick. he said came struggling pictures together while they europe. scroll. hiroshi ueda, holding his extender stick for taking ` selfies which patented 1983 while minolta while the lyrid shower has known produce up to 100 meteors sightings, most years peak, which tonight only produces between five per -lrb- the lyrid shower pictured from space -rrb-. after having his camera stolen a child he asked take their picture in the louvre museum paris, he dreamed - an extendable stick a tripod screw at. the ` extender stick, as he designed new compact cameras that being at. whether taking in a spectacular panorama, visiting watching ; the chances your view has ruined a selfie stick on now the situation may about, there 's a next-generation stick can grasp a tablet as. the contraption lets selfie addicts using their ipad, ensuring capture the best possible duck pout or cheesy grin in their shots. the supersized stick is available on the website accessory geeks for just 23 -lrb- # 16, suggesting could coming a street near soon. cnn 's denise quan contributed. he added a mirror so photographers. despite patented 1983, the extender stick failed become - mainly the poor image quality it captured. but that did mr ueda compiling a family album family ` selfies using his device. speaking the bbc, he : ` the idea taking a picture yourself was very new back. ` the philosophy behind it was i did n't need rely anyone take a photo - whenever and liked. 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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 . this incredible image was captured above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday as photographer graeme whipps picked up two meteors which were part of the lyrid meteor shower . the annual celestial event has been observed for the last 2,700 years across the globe , but is most visible in the northern hemisphere , and is expected to peak tonight with between 10 and 20 meteors an hour . scroll down for video . close up : a magnified version of the image above shows one meteor appearing to graze the horizon , while another meteor trail appears top left . stunning : graeme whipps captured this image of the lyrid meteor shower in the skies above pitcaple in aberdeenshire yesterday . the strength of the showers vary from year to year and most years there are no more than five to 20 meteors an hour , but in 1982 americans counted nearly 100 an hour and in 1803 it was as high as 700 an hour . the lyrids are created by debris from comet thatcher , which takes about 415 years to orbit around the sun , and appear to radiate outwards from a star known as vega and the constellation lyra in which it sits - which gives the meteors their name . mr whipps , a 50-year-old meteorologist , said : ' i was out photographing the sky and saw the meteor , which was amazing . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- legendary singer etta james has been hospitalized with a blood infection , her son told cnn friday . sametto james said his 73-year-old mother was admitted to a hospital in southern california on monday due to a urinary tract infection that led to sepsis . she remained in the hospital friday , he said . `` she 's doing a little bit better , but she 's not out of the woods quite yet , '' sametto james said . etta james , best known for her 1961 hit `` at last , '' was hospitalized in 2010 due to a dangerous staph infection . she was diagnosed in 2009 with alzheimer 's disease . they have become one of the most irritating accessories carried by tourists in recent years , but it appears the selfie stick has been a nuisance for three decades . hiroshi ueda , a photographer who worked as an engineer for camera company minolta , claims that he first invented the selfie stick in the 1980s . he said he came up with the idea after struggling to get pictures of himself and his wife together while they were in europe . scroll down for video . hiroshi ueda , holding his extender stick for taking ` selfies ' which he patented in 1983 while working for minolta . while the lyrid shower has been known to produce up to 100 meteors sightings per hour , most years the peak , which occurs tonight , only produces between five and 20 per hour -lrb- the lyrid shower pictured from space -rrb- . after having his camera stolen by a child he asked to take their picture in the louvre museum in paris , he dreamed up a solution - an extendable stick with a tripod screw at the end . the ` extender stick ' , as he called it , was designed for use with new compact cameras that were being developed at the time . whether taking in a spectacular panorama , visiting a famous landmark or watching a concert ; the chances are your view has been ruined by a selfie stick on at least one occasion . now the situation may be about to get a whole lot worse , because there 's a next-generation stick that can grasp a tablet as well as a mobile phone . the contraption lets selfie addicts take photos of themselves using their ipad , ensuring they can capture the best possible duck pout or cheesy grin in their shots . the supersized stick is available on the website accessory geeks for just $ 23 -lrb- # 16 -rrb- , suggesting that they could be coming to a street near you soon . cnn 's denise quan contributed to this report . he added a mirror to the front of the camera so that photographers could see exactly
 The article discusses the incredible meteor shower that occurred in Scotland, where over 100 meteors were seen per hour. The event was captured by photographer Graeme Whipps, who took stunning images of the meteor shower. The Lyrid meteor shower is an annual event that occurs when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Comet Thatcher. This year's shower was particularly active due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. The article also mentions other notable meteor showers throughout history, including one in 1982 that produced over 200 meteors per hour.