Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2022 August 23
      [2]The featured image shows a beach nighscape featuring a bright
     meteor, the band of our Milky Way Galaxy, and a small island in the
      Mediterranean Sea of France. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                  Meteor & Milky Way over the Mediterranean
                 Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Julien Looten

   Explanation: Careful planning made this a nightscape to remember.
   First, the night itself was chosen to occur during the beginning of
   this year's [4]Perseid Meteor Shower. Next, the time of night was
   chosen to be before the [5]bright Moon would rise and dominate the
   [6]night sky's brightness. The picturesque foreground was selected to
   be a rocky beach of the [7]Mediterranean Sea in Le Dramont, [8]France,
   with, at the time, [9]île d’Or [10]island situated near the ominously
   descending central band of our [11]Milky Way [12]Galaxy. Once
   everything was set and with the weather cooperating, all of the frames
   for [13]this seemingly surreal nightscape were acquired within 15
   minutes. What you [14]can't see is that, on this night, the
   astrophotographer brought along his father who, although unskilled in
   modern sky-capture techniques, once made it a point to [15]teach his
   child about the sky.

     Perseid Meteor Shower 2022 Gallery: [16]Notable Submissions to APOD
                     Tomorrow's picture: wheel of galaxy
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    Authors & editors: [28]Robert Nemiroff ([29]MTU) & [30]Jerry Bonnell
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References

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   3. https://www.instagram.com/j.looten/
   4. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/meteors-and-meteorites/perseids/in-depth/
   5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200224.html
   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200408.html
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_d'Or
  10. https://youtu.be/GpZdB75AjkU
  11. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/285/the-milky-way-galaxy/
  12. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/galaxy/en/
  13. https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/52285520553/in/datetaken-public/
  14. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0371/9753/articles/zx7seunaq4dakrrjiccc_1044x.jpg
  15. https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/
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