Two wonders of nature have been caught on camera at the same time.
Thomas Winstone snapped a stunning blue glow in the sea beneath the beautiful Milky Way.
The eerie light was being emitted by plankton that had been churned up by the waves.
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Firefighter Mr Winstone was visiting Cornwall to photograph the night sky when he witnessed the shining water at Kynance on the Lizard peninsula.
“I only went one night to see the Milky Way,” Mr Winstone, from Brynmawr, Wales, told What’s The Jam.
“I’m a firefighter with a passion for photography.
“I do a lot of nighttime photography.
“This was my first time in Cornwall doing night photography.
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“I went to Kynance and initially shot from the cliff.
“But while up there, I could see the blue waves shining.
“So seeing the Milky Way and the glowing plankton at the same time was a big surprise.
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“And seeing them in Cornwall was quite special.
“Almost too good to be true.”
Bioluminescent plankton are tiny sea creatures floating in the sea that have the ability to emit light when disturbed by a predator or motion.
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