“Stunning Perseid Meteor Shower Lights Up Night Skies Worldwide”

The annual Perseid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This year’s celestial event reached its peak overnight, coinciding with a new moon, creating perfect conditions for stargazers as the lack of moonlight ensured clear views of the shooting stars. Spectacular Perseid meteor streaks were captured at Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, early Thursday. In Croatia, people enjoyed watching a meteor streaking across the sky at Visnjan Observatory on Wednesday evening. Another striking sight was a meteor streaking above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia, early Thursday. In Serbia, individuals gathered at the Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mount Avala to witness the Perseid meteor shower. Over the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, a meteor streaked across the night sky above the megalithic stone walls. In Germany, a meteor with a green tail and the trails of two satellites were visible during the Perseid meteor shower. Lastly, a Perseid meteor streaked across the night sky behind St. Mark’s Tower, a 17th-century coastal fortification near Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Malta.