The Perseid meteor shower occurs annually when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
The celestial event peaked overnight, coinciding with a new moon that provided ideal conditions for stargazers because moonlight did not interfere with the view. Check out the shooting stars below.
Here, Perseid meteor streaks are seen across the sky at Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, early Thursday.
People watch a meteor as it streaks across the sky at Visnjan Observatory, Croatia, on Wednesday evening.
A meteor streaks across the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica, near Kratovo, North Macedonia, early Thursday.
People gather around the Monument to the Unknown Hero to watch the Perseid meteor shower, on Mount Avala, near Belgrade, Serbia.
A meteor, top right, streaks across the night sky above the megalithic stone walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac, in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina.
A meteor with a green tail, centre, and the streaks of two satellites are seen from Jacobsdorf, Germany, during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday.
A Perseid meteor streaks across the night sky behind St. Mark's Tower, a 17th century coastal fortification near the village of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Malta.
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