The Perseid meteor shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial phenomenon reached its peak overnight, coinciding with a new moon that created perfect conditions for skywatchers as the dark sky enhanced visibility. Witness the shooting stars in the images below.
Images captured at Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, show Perseid meteor streaks lighting up the sky in the early hours of Thursday. Similarly, people at Visnjan Observatory in Croatia observed a meteor streaking across the sky on Wednesday evening.
In another breathtaking display, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica, near Kratovo, North Macedonia, early Thursday. Meanwhile, on Mount Avala near Belgrade, Serbia, crowds gathered around the Monument to the Unknown Hero to witness the Perseid meteor shower.
A meteor illuminated the sky above the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac, in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina. Additionally, a meteor with a distinct green tail, along with satellite streaks, was visible from Jacobsdorf, Germany, 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 Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq village in Malta. These captivating scenes offer a glimpse into the beauty of the Perseid meteor shower phenomenon.
