Sparkling starscapes caught on camera

Hundreds of stars appear to spin in the sky above Mount Bromo - an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia.

Starry nightscape over south-east AsiaPhoto: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

This time-lapse composite photo was taken by Malaysian photographer Grey Chow - who has captured stunning night-time images across South East Asia.

Starry nightscape over south-east Asia Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

This image, of an abandoned boat underneath the Milky Way, was taken on a trip back to Chow's hometown, Terengganu, which looks out to the South China Sea.

Here the Milky Way can be seen above a vegetable farm in the Cameron Highlands area of Malaysia. Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

Starry nightscape over south-east Asia Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

The Milky Way is the galaxy in which the Earth sits. Our Solar System is in one of the spiral arms of the galaxy - which is shaped like a whirlpool and made up of at least 100 billion stars.

Here the Milky Way can be seen above a vegetable farm in the Cameron Highlands area of Malaysia. Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

The next photo was taken high above the low clouds from the peak of Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu, on the island of Borneo.

Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY

The last photo is also a view from Mount Kinabalu.

Chow says he hiked, with all his camera equipment, for five miles (8km) to reach the summit which is 13,435ft (4,095m) above sea level.

Starry nightscape over south-east Asia Photo: GREY CHOW / CATERS NEWS AGENCY.

(BBC)