Perseids Over Durdle Door 💫

The annual Perseid meteor shower can be a magical display of falling "stars." This year's show, unfortunately, was hampered by a waning gibbous moon, making it difficult to track the meteors even under dark skies. However, astrophotographer Josh Dury accepted the challenge with this gorgeous time-lapse over Durdle Door, a natural limestone arch on the coast in Dorset, England. There are fourteen meteors captured over a seven-hour integration. The galactic core glows above the horizon as the Milky Way stretches up over the night sky.

Note the glow worm near the bottom of the picture!

Credit: Josh Dury