Beautiful time-lapse footage of their annual Lyrid meteor shower.Brilliant lights over Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province and the night sky lit up with stop-motion cameras were recorded by observers. Those lucky enough in the night sky could see 50 meteors per hour to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.
Dust and other particles break away from a celestial body and into the Earth's atmosphere on parallel courses when meteor showers are caused.
Earth passes through the tail of Comet Thatcher dust Lyrid meteor shower occurs every year in late April.