The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs when Earth crosses paths with the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, aligning with a new moon that created optimal conditions for skywatchers, free from moonlight interference. Witness the dazzling shooting stars in the images below.
Captured at Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, early Thursday, streaks of Perseid meteors illuminate the night sky. Similarly, spectators at Visnjan Observatory in Croatia observed a meteor streaking across the sky on Wednesday evening.
In North Macedonia, a meteor blazed across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo during the early hours of Thursday. Meanwhile, in Serbia, individuals gathered at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala near Belgrade to witness the awe-inspiring 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 near Stolac. Additionally, from 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 painted the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortress near the village of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq in Malta. The captivating scenes of meteor streaks and stars were captured in remarkable detail during this celestial phenomenon.