The annual Perseid meteor shower happens when Earth moves through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, aligning with a new moon that created perfect stargazing conditions without moonlight interference. Witness the shooting stars in the images below.
In one image, Perseid meteors streak across the sky above Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, during the early hours of Thursday.
Another picture captures people observing a meteor streaking across the night sky at Visnjan Observatory in Croatia on Wednesday evening.
A meteor streaks above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia, in the early hours of Thursday, silhouetted against the night sky.
Individuals gather at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala near Belgrade, Serbia, to view the Perseid meteor shower.
In southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor streaks across the night sky above the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac, casting a glow on the stone walls.
A green-tailed meteor and two satellite streaks are visible from Jacobsdorf, Germany, during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday.
Lastly, a Perseid meteor streaks across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortification near Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq village in Malta.