Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky

A Perseid meteor shower has lit up the night sky this weekend as it reaches its peak.

The annual shower produces a display of hundreds of "shooting stars" which streak across the sky at super high speeds.

The meteors have been caught on camera across Europe over the past few nights.

A meteor streaks past stars above medieval tombstones in Radmilje, in Bosnia, on Friday Credit: Reuters
The view from Naxos island in Greece, on 12 August 2016. Credit: PA
A meteor in the sky above the Ramon Crater in southern Israel Credit: Reuters
A meteor in the night sky above the ruins of a church in northern Spain Credit: Reuters