The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

• The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Every year in August when the Earth passes through the tail of Comet Swift - Tuttle, in the night sky can be observed Perseid meteor shower. In this year's meteor shower it was particularly spectacular. It peaked in the night of 11 on August 12, when the number reached two hundred meteors per hour, which is two to three times more than usual.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Dorset, England.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

The ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset, England.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

West Virginia, USA.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Lake Van, Turkey.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Van, Turkey.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

San Miguel de Aguayo, Cantabria, Spain.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

The Milky Way above the crater Ramon, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Kavarna, Bulgaria.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Reduenya, Spain.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Israel.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain.

The most spectacular Perseid meteor shower for the last 7 years

Poznań County, Poland.