The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs as Earth crosses paths with the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, coinciding with a new moon that created ideal viewing conditions for stargazers by minimizing moonlight interference. Witness the dazzling shooting stars in the images below.
In one image, Perseid meteor streaks illuminate the sky above Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, captured in the early hours of Thursday. Another striking photo shows people observing a meteor streaking across the night sky at Visnjan Observatory in Croatia on a Wednesday evening.
Additionally, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia, also early Thursday. People congregated around the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala near Belgrade, Serbia, to watch the Perseid meteor shower in awe.
Moreover, a meteor streaked above the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina. Meanwhile, in Jacobsdorf, Germany, a meteor with a distinct 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, providing a captivating celestial display for onlookers.
