The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs 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 offered perfect viewing conditions for sky watchers, as the absence of moonlight did not obstruct visibility. Witness the stunning display of shooting stars below.

In the early hours of Thursday, Perseid meteors streaked across the sky above Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. In Croatia, at the Visnjan Observatory on Wednesday evening, spectators observed a meteor streaking through the night sky. Similarly, in North Macedonia, a meteor traversed the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo. In Serbia, people gathered at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala near Belgrade to witness the Perseid meteor shower. Meanwhile, in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor illuminated the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac. In Germany, from Jacobsdorf, a meteor with a green tail and the trails of two satellites were visible during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday. Lastly, in Malta, 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.