This footage, filmed on Monday (August 11), shows the Perseid meteor shower approaching its dazzling peak.<br /><br />Captured in Vétroz, Switzerland, the timelapse was filmed using several cameras pointing at different areas in the sky. <br /><br />The filmer told Newsflare: "Looking at the night sky and bright Milky Way, numerous lights criss-cross the sky, those are mostly satellites, space junk, rocket booster, launch debris... a few aeroplanes also but very few... and towards the end of the video two bright green Perseid meteors have been caught."<br /><br />The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on Wednesday night (August 12).
