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Now that’s a perfect shot.
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An amazing sky! The Milky Way Galaxy is visible along the left. If you’re near a dark sky, you can usually see part of our galaxy. There is also a bright meteor visible on the upper right, part of a very bright Perseid Meteor Shower from last week. Red sprites, a type of lightening visible on the lower right, also make an appearance in this image. Nova RS Ophiuchus discovered about a week ago, is visible just above the image center. Novas bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye occur every few years. It was such a special occurrence to capture all these things together, in a single night, on a single sky, above Zacatecas, Mexico.
Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona
An animation showing the impact of a meteor, and subsequent crater formation.
Like this? Check out “How Jupiter ‘shepherds’ asteroids.”
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Meteor captured by j.schedler
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Perseid Meteor Shower over Pikes Peak. The moon did not make it very easy this morning but I am happy to have captured several meteor strikes. Only took around 15000 photos. ;) #colorado #visitcolorado #larsleberphotography #coloradosprings #my_cosprings #manitousprings #pikespeak #perseidmeteorshower #perseids #meteorshower #meteor #visitcos #visitpikespeak #canonusa #amongthewild #wildandco #allbeauty_addiction #onlyincoloradousa #outtherecolorado #coloradotography #bns_earth #earthfocus #natureperfection #nightscaper #longexposure_addiction #nightphotography_exclusive #colorado_creative #coloradical #look303 #co14ers
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A meteor spotted in 3 states exploded above Louisiana, but appears not to have done any damage. Click to read the full fact.
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Tektites get their dumbbell-shape from spinning while still molten. (Video and image credit: S. Mould; research credit: K. Baldwin et al.)
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Tonight, keep an eye out for a “gem” of a meteor shower!
Many experienced skywatchers would say the best annual meteor display is the Geminids of December. With the Moon at a new phase, there will be no moonlight to interfere so observing conditions will be ideal.
More details after the link: http://bit.ly/SUaWvb
(viaA “GEM” OF A METEOR SHOWER COMING ON THURSDAY NIGHT! | Hayden Planetarium)
We’ll be watching.
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I did some new stickers for my Etsy shop! :)) Todays theme: happy space!
Link to my space sticker sheet: https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/653534471/stickerbogen-fur-raum-liebhaber?ref=shop_home_feat_3
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An itty bitty meteor passing by during the Perseid meteor shower on Wednesday night as seen from Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
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Was that a satellite or a meteor?!
In case you were wondering what the difference is between a satellite and a meteor, here’s an example of each.
I’ve adjusted my camera’s settings to replicate the human eye as much as possible.
The two satellites at the start are part of Elon Musk’s starlink and can be seen lasting up to a few minutes.
Whilst the meteors are over very quickly, lasting barely a second.
The bigger meteors leave behind a brief trail after vaporising in the atmosphere.
Visithttps://findstarlink.com/
for fairly accurate timings of when the satellites will be visible from your location.
Meteor trail on the background of the Andromeda Galaxy
Photo by astrophotographer: Charles Chiofar
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The annual Eta Aquarid’s Meteor Shower could be seen last night and early this morning! This shower is caused by debris from Halley’s comet which will next be visible from Earth in 2061!
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Impressão artística da explosão de Tunguska, na Sibéria, em 1908.
Artist’s impression of the Tunguska explosion, above Siberia, in 1908.
Don Davis,2008.
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