The annual Perseid meteor shower is a result of Earth passing through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This year, the celestial event reached its peak during the night, coinciding with a new moon that created perfect stargazing conditions without interference from moonlight. Below are images captured of the shooting stars during the event:
In Israel, Perseid meteor streaks illuminated the sky at Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert.
In Croatia, spectators at the Visnjan Observatory witnessed a meteor streaking across the evening sky.
In North Macedonia, a meteor streaked above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo.
In Serbia, people gathered at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala to observe the Perseid meteor shower.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor streaked above the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac.
In Germany, a meteor with a green tail and the trails of two satellites were visible from Jacobsdorf during the Perseid meteor shower.
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.
