The annual Perseid meteor shower happens as Earth crosses the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak during the night, aligning with a new moon that created optimal conditions for sky watchers due to minimal moonlight interference. Witness the shooting stars below.
At Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, Perseid meteor streaks painted the sky on an early Thursday morning. Meanwhile, observers at the Visnjan Observatory in Croatia caught a glimpse of a meteor streaking across the sky on a Wednesday evening.
In North Macedonia, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo early on Thursday. Over in Serbia, people gathered near the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala to observe the Perseid meteor shower.
In southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac. Finally, in Jacobsdorf, Germany, a meteor with a distinctive green tail and the trails of two satellites were visible during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday.
Lastly, a Perseid meteor streaked across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortification near the village of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq in Malta, offering a stunning cosmic display to onlookers.