The annual Perseid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, coinciding with a new moon that created optimal stargazing conditions as the absence of moonlight didn’t hinder visibility. Witness the stunning shooting stars below.
A display of Perseid meteor streaks illuminates the sky over Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, in the early hours of Thursday.
Observers at Visnjan Observatory in Croatia were treated to a mesmerizing sight of a meteor streaking across the evening sky on Wednesday.
In North Macedonia, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo early Thursday.
In Serbia, a gathering took place around the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala to witness the Perseid meteor shower.
The ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina was adorned with the streak of a meteor in the night sky.
From Jacobsdorf, Germany, a unique view of a meteor with a green tail and the streaks of two satellites was captured during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday.
In Malta, a Perseid meteor streaked across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortification near Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
Experience the beauty of the Perseid meteor shower through these captivating images capturing the celestial spectacle.
