The annual Perseid meteor shower happens when 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 stargazing conditions by minimizing moonlight interference. Witness the shooting stars in the images below.
Pictures show Perseid meteors streaking across the sky at Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, during the early hours of Thursday. In Croatia, observers at the Visnjan Observatory watched a meteor streaking across the night sky on Wednesday evening.
Another striking image captures a meteor streaking above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia, in the early hours of Thursday. At Mount Avala near Belgrade, Serbia, people gathered around the Monument to the Unknown Hero to witness 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. Additionally, a meteor with a green tail and the trails of two satellites were visible from Jacobsdorf, Germany, during the Perseid meteor shower.
Lastly, a Perseid meteor streaked across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortification near Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Malta. These stunning celestial displays captivated viewers worldwide during this year’s Perseid meteor shower event.
