Thousands of people across the world have been captivated by the inspiring Perseid shower display.
Peaking over Wednesday and Thursday night, the shower coincided with a new moon, creating the best conditions to see the annual event since 2007. More than 100 per hour were produced – and photographed – over the UK.
British residents also had an extra treat as the International Space Station (ISS) passed over the UK at around 10.30pm on Wednesday when the shower was at its brightest.
St. Ilia Roman early Christian basilica near Pordop, Bulgaria
Muenchsteinach, southern Germany
Baxter Iowa, United States
The North Sea coast in Pilsum, northwestern Germany.
Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, said the display was “usually fairly bright.”
“Also, they tend to leave a trail, or train, behind them. You can see the train hanging there glowing in the sky for a few seconds - sometimes for several minutes - after the meteor has gone," he added.
Roman theatre in the ruins of Acinipio near Ronda, southern Spain
meteor visible above destroyed house near Tuzla, Bosnia,
Perushtitsa near Sofia, Bulgari
Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel,
Leeberg hill near Grossmugl, Kronenberg, Austria
European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope at Paranal, Chile
Island of Fehmarn, Germany
Ramona, California
Maculje archaeological site near Novi Travnik, Bosnia
Gemuend, western Germany
Pilsum, northwestern Germany
Monviso Alps, northern Italy
Tes near Budapest, Hungary,
The Perseids are broken off parts of the Comet Swift-Tuttle, active every year from approximately 17 July to 24 August, although for most of that period only a few comets are visible.
Additional reporting by Press Association
