12 amazing shots of the Perseid meteor shower around Vancouver (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

For the past week, the Perseid meteor shower has astounded us all, as debris from a passing comet streaked through the night sky around Vancouver.

The yearly summer spectacle occurs as the Earth crosses the path of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Its debris smashes into the Earth’s upper atmosphere at some 210,000 km per hour.

And this year the debris was concentrated right in front of us, resulting in bigger, more frequent meteors – and some great viewing spots in the mountains around Vancouver.

Here are some of the best photos and videos of the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower, taken around Vancouver – including the video above.

WOW!! We checked out the Perseid meteor shower last night and it did not disappoint. If you get a chance, find the darkest sky around you, give yourself 30 min for your eyes to adjust and enjoy this spectacular light show unfold. The best viewing time will be around 2am when the moon sets. Get out there!!! #natgeoadventure #astrophotography #perseidmeteorshower #nightphotography #canon #meteor #meteorshower #squamish #squamishisawesome #getoutside #getoutthere #destinationbc #vancitybuzz #dailyhivevancouver #cbc #huffingtonpost #metrovancouver #vancouver

A photo posted by James Frystak (@james_frystak_studio) on Aug 12, 2016 at 10:21am PDT

Last night was one of the most fun and rewarding night’s of Astrophotography and we ended up with way more photos that we could have anticipated. All the elements came together: early moonset, a clear night, a bright MilkyWay, a bright green meteor going right through our shot, and a generally quiet night at Porteau Cove. We’ll have plenty more photos and hopefully a timelapse in the next few days! 😀🌌🌌 . . . . #watchthisinstagood #main_vision #exklusive_shot #master_shots #superhubs #huffpostgram #visualsgang #global_hotshotz #jaw_dropping_shots #theglobewanderer #earthofficial #big_shotz #discoverearth #earthexperience #instagram #socality #mobilemag #travelingourplanet #beautifuldestinations #roamtheplanet #ourplanetdaily #wonderful_places #visualsoflife #explorebc #ILoveBC #night_shooterz #nightphotography #longexposure

A photo posted by Karina & Amir (@vanexusphotography) on Aug 11, 2016 at 7:16pm PDT

Here’s another from my night sky shoot with @vanexusphotography! As the Milky Way core began to disappear behind the mountains I decided to take a tighter shot to truly capture some detail. I also made it my goal to get some meteors for this one because I wasn’t about to leave empty handed during a meteor shower. Luckily I captured a couple! I shot this at 24mm, f/2.8, ISO 100 for 7.5 minutes using my tracking mount.

A photo posted by Tristan Todd (@tristan.todd.photography) on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:35pm PDT

The #Perseid #MeteorShower with some #Aurora showing up! . . . #AuroraBorealis #PerseidMeteorShower #LongExposure #TimeLapse #PorteauCove #vancitybuzz #meteor #MilkyWay #astrophotography

A video posted by Andrew Y (@andrewy923) on Aug 14, 2016 at 10:33pm PDT

Through space and time.

A photo posted by Richard Lam (@richshoots) on Aug 12, 2016 at 5:36pm PDT

#meteorshower #meteorshower2016 #vancouver #vancitybuzz @dailyhivevancouver #porteaucove #bc #travelbc #night #nightphotography #canon7dmkii #stars #longexposure #ishootraw #dailyhivevancouver #vancity #yvr #myyvr #squamish #squamishlillooet #604 @vancityhype @vancityvibe #vancityvibe #vancitystory

A photo posted by Marc Roumi (@marcrovich) on Aug 13, 2016 at 1:19am PDT

Perseid Meteor Shower . . . . #star#meteor #meteorshower #meteorite #nightphotography#seatosky #explorebc#vancouverlookout#hellobc#vancouverphotography #longexposure#nikon#nikond810

A photo posted by 刘淙 (@ardisliu) on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:34pm PDT

A little Vortex fun at Porteau Cove. Not all shots need to have a meteor, right? 😀 . . . . . #greatnorthcollective #beautifulbc #artofvisuals #pnwonderland #imagesofcanada #totescanadian #exklusive_shot #main_vision #ig_worldclub #igshotz #justgoshoot #photooftheday #ig_great_shots #world_shotz #night_shooterz #nightphotography #longexposure #longexposureshot #amazing_longexpo #earthfocus #discoverglobe #jaw_dropping_shots

A photo posted by Karina & Amir (@vanexusphotography) on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:41pm PDT