That's what you call shooting stars

Photographer captures dazzling time-lapse images of the heavens spinning round Earth

These incredible pictures of stars soaring across the sky leaving glimmering light trails have been captured across the UK by an amateur photographer who works at Co-op.
Star enthusiast Phil Daintith, 21, dedicates his spare time to pounding the motorways of Britain in search of the perfect locations for the star gazing shots.
And the amateur photographer, from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, who captures his pictures using a wide angle lens, has ended up shooting in some bizarre locations including a graveyard for disused diggers.

The light fantastic: Swirling star trails captured over Denbigh Asylum in north Wales by amateur photographer Phil Daintith

Phil said: 'I used long exposures to capture the movement of the stars around the earth. Most of the places I shoot at are in complete darkness unless the moon is out. It is always handy when a full moon is out as it means the lighting is ready made.

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