The annual Perseid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through the debris trail left behind by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, coinciding with a new moon that created optimal conditions for sky watchers as the lack of moonlight ensured clear views. Perseid meteor streaks lit up the sky over Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, in the early hours of Thursday.
In Croatia, spectators observed a meteor streaking across the night sky at Visnjan Observatory on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, in North Macedonia, a meteor blazed across the sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo early Thursday. In Serbia, people gathered at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala to witness the Perseid meteor shower. Additionally, a meteor illuminated the night sky above the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac, in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina.
In Germany, a meteor with a green tail and two satellite streaks were spotted from Jacobsdorf 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.
