Impressive Lyrid meteor shower caught in stellar timelapse footage over UK

The impressive Lyrid meteor shower was caught on camera by Matt Bigwood in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, on April 19.

The impressive Lyrid meteor shower was caught on camera by Matt Bigwood in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, on April 19.

Tens of meteors can be seen dashing across the night sky in the celestial event which is set to peak on April 21 and 22.

The video was filmed over a period of five hours.