The annual Perseid meteor shower happens when Earth crosses paths with debris from Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, aligning with a new moon that created optimal stargazing conditions by minimizing moonlight interference. Witness the spectacular shooting stars in the images below.
In these images, Perseid meteors streak across the sky above Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, in the early hours of Thursday. People also enjoyed watching a meteor streak across the sky from the Visnjan Observatory in Croatia on Wednesday evening.
Another striking sight was a meteor streaking across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia, in the early hours of Thursday. Furthermore, crowds gathered around the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala near Belgrade, Serbia, to marvel at the Perseid meteor shower.
A mesmerizing moment was captured as a meteor streaked across the night sky above the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac, in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina. Additionally, in Jacobsdorf, Germany, a meteor with a green tail and the trails of two satellites were visible during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday.
Lastly, a stunning image shows a Perseid meteor streaking across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortification near the village of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq in Malta. Witness the beauty of the meteor shower in these captivating images.