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Your pictures: Long days and dazzling nights

Pamela TickellBBC News, North East and Cumbria
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / John Fatkin The moon is illuminated orange behind the red and white lighthouse at the end of the pier. BBC Weather Watchers / John Fatkin
The pier in South Shields was illuminated by the full moon

This week, we saw the last full moon of summer 2025 - known as the Sturgeon Moon because late summer is the time when sturgeon fish are most plentiful in the Great Lakes of North America.

While the night sky was dazzling us, we also enjoyed long, hot summer days.

Our Weather Watchers have been out capturing scenes across the north-east of England and Cumbria.

Here are some of our favourites.

News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Farming Lass The head of a brown-and-white dog is popping up out of a field of pink wildflowers. The dog is smiling with its tongue out. The shy is blue with wispy white clouds across it.BBC Weather Watchers / Farming Lass
This happy dog was having a great time in the fields at Bowes, County Durham
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Figaro An abandoned wooden boat, with chipped paint, is on the sandy beach. The blue ocean is in the background and the bright sun is casting shadows.BBC Weather Watchers / Figaro
The sun was beating down at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Timeandtides A seagull perched on on a pole looks onto the lake. A bright orange safety ring is attached to the pole. Sailing boats are moored on the edge of the lake. Green trees and hills are ion the background.BBC Weather Watchers / Timeandtides
This seagull was enjoying the breeze in Windermere
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Dan Seaham Harbour Lad A close up of a blue/purple flower in bloom. A bee, with is wings still flapping, is sharing the flower with a brown butterfly.BBC Weather Watchers / Dan Seaham Harbour Lad
Bees and butterflies share a flower in Seaham
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Georgia Roper The waters of the lake are so still the rocks in the shallow end are reflected clearly. Beyond the lake, there are rolling green hills.BBC Weather Watchers / Georgia Roper
Still waters inPenrith, Cumbria, made for this serene shot
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Early Bird The silhouette of a lighthouse is illuminated by the rising sun. Rays of orange light break through the clouds. In the foreground, grass is swaying in the wind.BBC Weather Watchers / Early Bird
The sun rising over St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Waldo The circular orange moon is peeking out from behind the silhouette of the mountain. The sky is very dark blue.BBC Weather Watchers / Waldo
The moon was captured peeking out from behind Roseberry Topping

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