The annual Perseid meteor shower happens as Earth moves through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, aligning with a new moon that created perfect viewing conditions for skywatchers, free from moonlight interference. Witness the stunning display of shooting stars below.
In the early hours of Thursday, Perseid meteor streaks painted the sky above Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. Observers at the Visnjan Observatory in Croatia enjoyed watching a meteor streaking across the evening sky on Wednesday.
Another mesmerizing sight was a meteor streaking across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia. At Mount Avala near Belgrade, Serbia, people congregated around the Monument to the Unknown Hero to marvel at the Perseid meteor shower.
In southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson. A green-tailed meteor, along with the streaks of two satellites, was visible from Jacobsdorf, Germany, during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday.
Lastly, a breathtaking scene unfolded as a Perseid meteor streaked across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fort near the village of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq in Malta.