The annual Perseid meteor shower is a result of Earth passing through the debris trail left by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This celestial event reached its peak overnight, coinciding with a new moon that created perfect conditions for sky watchers as the absence of moonlight allowed for clear viewing. Spectacular Perseid meteor streaks were visible in the skies over Mount Ramon in the Negev Desert, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, during the early hours of Thursday.

In Croatia, observers at the Visnjan Observatory enjoyed the sight of a meteor streaking across the sky on Wednesday evening. Similarly, a meteor lit up the night sky above the Stone Dolls of Kuklica near Kratovo, North Macedonia, in the early hours of Thursday. 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 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 on Wednesday. Wrapping up the sightings, 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.