The annual Perseid meteor shower happens when Earth crosses the remnants left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The event reached its peak overnight, aligning with a new moon, creating optimal viewing conditions for stargazers as moonlight did not obstruct the spectacle. Witness the shooting stars in the images below.
At Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, Perseid meteors streaked across the sky in the early hours of Thursday. Meanwhile, in Croatia’s Visnjan Observatory, individuals observed a meteor streaking across the night sky on Wednesday.
In North Macedonia near Kratovo, a meteor painted the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica early Thursday. In Serbia, people gathered at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala near Belgrade to witness the Perseid meteor shower.
Over the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor streaked across the night sky. Additionally, from 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 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. Enjoy the stunning visuals of the meteor shower in the images.
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