Your pictures on the theme of 'under the stars'

18 July 2021

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme "under the stars". Here are some of the pictures we received from around the world.

Image source, Chad Powell

Image caption, Chad Powell: "Taken at 01:00 from Appuldurcombe Down, the Milky Way arches above the town of Wroxall, behind the silhouette of a lone tree on the Isle of Wight."

Image source, Ryan Ketterer

Image caption, Ryan Ketterer took this from Mount Graham in Arizona, USA.

Image source, Srinivasa Prasath

Image caption, Srinivasa Prasath: "Always love to camp under the stars and watch the summer sky shine brilliantly with our home galaxy Milky Way stretching across the sky."

Image source, Srinivasa Prasath

Image caption, Srinivasa Prasath: "Trekkers huddling around the campfire in sub-zero temperatures, during a winter trek in the Himalayas."

Image source, William Rider

Image caption, William Rider: "A family walk one evening led to lots of fun making silhouettes against a beautiful night sky."

Image source, Craig Lefebvre

Image caption, Craig Lefebvre: "A historic waterwheel and pump house beneath star trails at Red Rock Crossing Park in Sedona, Arizona, USA. Star trails captured in 30-second exposures over 60 minutes, and blended with the waterwheel and building illuminated by permanent and supplemental low-level lighting."

Image source, Linda Cook

Image caption, Linda Cook: "Milky Way and a beach log at Manzanita in Oregon."

Image source, Rachael Blakey

Image caption, Rachael Blakey: "A self-portrait of myself and an abandoned house in New Brunswick, Canada, with the Milky Way in the background."

Image source, Arpan Uzir

Image caption, Arpan Uzir: "An 11-shot panorama of the Milky Way arching over Leh town in Ladakh, India."

Image source, Roy Howarth

Image caption, Roy Howarth: "The Scallop is at Aldeburgh in Suffolk and was created and installed as a tribute to Benjamin Britten. I have wanted to try this shot for a while now, but it is only really possible in spring due to the position of the Milky Way, so had to get there around 02:00."

Image source, Verna Evans

Image caption, And finally, a photo by Verna Evans: "Come sunshine or showers, this lady has shelter under the stars!"

The next theme is "making tracks", and the deadline for entries is 27 July 2021.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

Terms and conditions apply.

Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.