Bright trails of light streaked across the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere as the annual Perseid meteor shower peaked early on Sunday, August 13.
With only a sliver of moon in the sky, the conditions were ideal for seeing lots of meteors.
The Perseids — one of the biggest meteor showers seen from Earth — occur every year in July and August.
They are mostly only visible in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in America, Europe and parts of Asia.
Pictured: Star trails behind the Lopez Mountain during the annual Perseid meteor shower period near the town of Bariloche, at the Patagonia Region in Argentina.
Meteor showers happen when the Earth moves through fields of debris floating around in space.
The Perseids come from comet Swift-Tuttle, a big ball of ice and rock that sheds pieces of dusty debris as it orbits around the sun.
When the Earth passes by, those bits get caught in our atmosphere and burn up, creating the streaking lights.
The Perseids get their name from the constellation Perseus, because the meteors' paths appear to start out from this point in the sky.
Pictured: A shooting star is seen during the Perseids meteor shower above the castle of Holloko in Hungary on August 13.
This year the Perseid meteor shower is active between July 17 and August 24.
Pictured: A shooting star is seen during the Perseids meteor shower above Holloko, Hungary on August 13.
A meteor streaks during annual Perseid meteor shower on island Lastovo in Croatia.
A woman looks through a telescope during the annual Perseid meteor shower on the island of Lastovo, Croatia.
People watch as a meteor streaks on the island of Lastovo in Croatia on August 12.
A meteor streaks over the village of Kuklici, known for its hundreds of naturally formed stones which resemble human beings, near Kratovo, North Macedonia on August 13.
The sky was light up over the island of Lastovo, Croatia.
The view of the meteor shower from Shebenik National Park, in Fushe Stude, Albania on August 13.
The night sky seen from Shebenik National Park, in Fushe Stude, Albania, August 13.
A view of meteor streaks in the night sky at Shebenik National Park, in Fushe Stude, Albania on August 13.
A man uses laser light towards the sky during the meteor shower at Shebenik National Park, in Fushe Stude, Albania on August 13.
