Perseid meteor shower captured over Durdle Door, Dorset

Josh Dury used clever camera techniques to document the scene as he spent several nights at the Durdle Door limestone arch landmark.

He said: “Unfortunately, the bright waning gibbous moon will blot out this year’s display, so I had a go imaging them at the beginning of the month.

“I attempted to capture meteors between July 28 to August 1 and got 14 meteors documented over a six-hour integration.

“It was a longer integration this time to capture some meteors, but obviously not as active during the peak.

“Data was captured using long exposure tracking the sky using a star tracker to record meteors.

“Images were stacked in sequence using photo-editing software and stacked to increase signal to noise ratio.”

The Perseids are named after the constellation Perseus, from which they appear to radiate.