An annual celestial event is the latest topic of Monday's Google doodle. The ongoing Perseid meteor shower has inspired a doodle that shows viewers shooting stars across an ever-changing sky. Unlike some quirky doodles, this one is a short video clip with pleasant music playing in the background.

The sky takes various colours, which resembles an aurora, while shooting stars are seen in the animated video clip. The doodle almost feels like the view from the window of a fast-moving vehicle.

The Perseid meteor shower is linked to the comet Swift-Tuttle. Perseids have derived their name due to the radiant they appear to arrive from. This radiant is in the Perseus constellation - named after a character in Greek mythology. Belgian astronomer Adolphe Quetelet is credited with discovering this meteor shower in 1835.

This celestial event can be seen from mid-July each year, primarily in the northern hemisphere. The Perseid meteor shower is at its most prominent between August 9 and 14, which explains the timing of this doodle.

The Perseid meteor shower doodle was designed by Sophie Diao, who drew inspiration from 'travel and time-lapse footage documenting meteor showers'. In a short Q&A posted on Google's doodle archive, Diao says she was inspired by long drives, trips to national parks and space. Regarding her research for this doodle, Diao says, 'Most of my research involved watching actual tim.