by APOD Robot » Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:05 am
Tau Herculids from Space
Explanation: On May 31 tens of parallel meteor streaks were recorded in this 8 degree wide field of view of planet Earth's limb from space. The image is one of a series of 5 minute long observations by the orbiting
Yangwang-1 space telescope. It was captured at 03:43 UT, near the peak of the
Tau Herculid meteor shower.
As predicted, the meteor shower was an active one this year, caused as Earth swept through a relatively dense stream of debris from
disintegrating Comet
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, but was
lacking bright meteors. Nearly all of the Tau Herculid meteors in the Yangwang-1 image are too faint to be detected by groundbased instruments. But on that date
patient earthbound skywatchers under clear skies still enjoyed a memorable
showing of the Tau Herculids.
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