Spectacular double meteors light up Belgium sky during Perseids shower

Meteors lit up the night sky as the spectacular Perseids shower became visible over Belgium on Thursday.

Footage captured by Philippe Smet shows a number of meteors flashing overhead, leaving a trail of light and colour behind them.

"They all emerge from a bit below Cassiopeia, so most likely this was indeed the end for some Swift-Tuttle leftovers," Smet wrote on social media, discussing constellations and comets.

Perseids are viewable in the Northern Hemisphere from mid-July to the end of August, and this year, peaked between 11 and 13 August.