by APOD Robot » Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:08 am
The Perseids and the Plough
Explanation: Despite interfering moonlight, many denizens of planet Earth were able to watch this year's
Perseid meteor shower. This pastoral scene includes local skygazers admiring the shower's brief, heavenly flashes in predawn hours near peak activity on August 13 from Nalati Grassland in Xinjiang, China. A composite, the image registers seven frames taken during a two hour span recording Perseid meteor streaks against a starry sky. Centered along the horizon is
the Plough, the north's most famous asterism, though some might see the familiar celestial kitchen utensil known as the Big Dipper. Perhaps the year's most
easily enjoyed meteor shower, Perseid meteors are produced as Earth itself
sweeps through dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle. The dust particles are vaporized at altitudes of 100 kilometers or so as they plow through the atmosphere at 60 kilometers per second.
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