Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2022 August 18
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                             Full Moon Perseids
    Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Juan Carlos Casado ([5]Starry Earth,
                                  [6]TWAN)

   Explanation: The annual [7]Perseid meteor shower was near its peak on
   August 13. As planet Earth crossed through streams of debris left by
   periodic [8]Comet Swift-Tuttle meteors rained in northern summer night
   skies. But even [9]that night's nearly Full Moon shining near the top
   of this composited view couldn't hide all of the popular shower's
   meteor streaks. The image captures some of the brightest perseid
   meteors in many short exposures recorded over more than two hours
   before the dawn. It places the shower's radiant in the heroic
   constellation of Perseus just behind a well-lit medieval tower in the
   village of Sant Llorenc de la Muga, Girona, Spain. Observed in medieval
   times, the Perseid meteor shower is also known in Catholic tradition as
   the Tears of St. Lawrence, and festivities are celebrated close to the
   annual peak of the meteor shower. Joining the Full Moon [10]opposite
   the Sun, bright planet Saturn also shines in the frame at the upper
   right.

                     Tomorrow's picture: one Saturn year
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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2208/perseids2022jcc2k.jpg
   3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
   4. https://www.twanight.org/casado
   5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/starryearth/albums/
   6. https://www.twanight.org/
   7. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/meteors-and-meteorites/perseids/in-depth/
   8. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/109p-swift-tuttle/in-depth/
   9. https://blogs.nasa.gov/blog/2022/08/01/perseids-meteor-shower-on-the-way/
  10. https://blogs.nasa.gov/blog/2022/08/10/saturn-to-reach-opposition-aug-14/
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