Northern lights, Perseid meteor shower dazzle over B.C. [Video]

It’s been an exciting few days for sky gazers, with the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights visible in some parts of the province.

Some of the pictures of the northern lights from Vancouver Island over the weekend are breathtaking.

And a shot from the North Shuswap managed to capture a part of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights all in one go.

“Any auroral event in Vancouver is extremely rare,” said sky gazer and former physics teacher Peter Vogel. “Any auroral event close to the 49th (parallel) here is relatively rare. To have a double header is the rarest of the rare, shall we say.”

Unfortunately, many parts of Metro Vancouver had cloud that disrupted getting much of a clear view.

But a photo out of White Rock shows there were areas locally that got a great look.

“It’s basically like a big burp coming from …