Fork lightning near Middlesbrough, captured by Chris Bunyan in Ormesby last night. Thanks Chris for a great shot

Now *that's* a red nose. Michael Connor snaps the Swing Bridge in Newcastle all dressed up for Comic Relief

Frozen - but for how long? The River Eden at Carlisle taken by Tom Cavers on Boxing Day. A gentle thaw is starting

A frosty Hexham and pink eclipsed moon, captured by Adrian Langford this morning. Thank you Adrian

This morning's lunar eclipse, from the columns of the Penshaw Monument outside Sunderland, also by Jim Taylor

This morning's lunar eclipse over Sunderland, captured through the Penshaw Monument by Jim Taylor. Thank you Jim!

An icicle tree near Malton, north Yorks. Cars splashed water onto the tree, which has frozen in spectacular style! Thank you Antony Croser for spotting this

Reports of two feet of snow appear to be confirmed by this pic from Chris Briggs, via his son. Thanks guys! :)

A haunting meteorological phenomenon, a Brocken spectre glory, captured by David Horner on Green Gable in Cumbria

The River Ouse frozen at York, sent by Jules Bellerby from BBC Radio York. Thanks Jules

The River Eden freezing at Carlisle, sent by Heleyne Hammersley. Thank you Heleyne for a beautiful shot.

Thank you John Devenport for this great shot of Jupiter and its four Gallilean satellites over Gateshead. Han B

Haaf netters head out into the Solway to catch salmon, captured by Doug Welch at Bowness-on-Solway. Thanks Doug

And the same phenomenon spotted by Judith Finlay, Newcastle. A circumzenithal arc, or inverted rainbow. Thank you

A circumzenithal arc - or upside down rainbow - caused by light refracting off cirrus ice. Thank you to Mark Hume

The Northern Lights turning the sky red in Kielder, Northumberland, by Gary Fildes, as shown on BBC Look North

Green of the aurora borealis, captured at Kielder on Wednesday by Gary Fildes, shown on BBC Look North

Northern Lights low in the sky at Kielder on Wednesday. Thank you to Gary Fildes for a great shot

Disaster! The heat is too much for the Quayside cake, which collapses as temperatures reach 20C in the shade

Yum! Newcastle Quayside crafted from cake for the EAT festival at Saltwell Park. Thanks to @mmm_newcastle