2021年8月20日 Three Perseid Nights Image Credit & Copyright: Balint Lengyel Explanation: Frames from a camera that spent three moonless nights under the stars create this composite night skyscape. They were recorded during August 11-13 while planet Earth was sweeping through the dusty trail of com […]
2021年8月19日 Bright Meteor, Starry Sky Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva) Explanation: Plowing through Earth’s atmosphere at 60 kilometers per second, this bright perseid meteor streaks along a starry Milky Way. Captured in dark Portugal skies on August 12, it m
2021年8月14日 Island Universe, Cosmic Sand Image Credit & Copyright: Marzena Rogozinska Explanation: Stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy are scattered through this eye-catching field of view. From the early hours after midnight on August 13, the 30 second exposure of the night sky over Busko-Zdroj,
2021年8月9日 Perseus and the Lost Meteors Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky (Slovakia) & Petr Horalek (Czech Republic; Institute of Physics in Opava) Explanation: What’s the best way to watch a meteor shower? This question might come up later this week when the annual Perseid Me
2021年8月8日 A Perseid Below Image Credit: NASA ISS Expedition 28 Crew, Ron Garan Explanation: Earthlings typically watch meteor showers by looking up. But this remarkable view, captured on August 13, 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan, caught a Perseid meteor by looking down. From Garan’s perspective o
2019 August 12 Perseid Meteors over Slovakia Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek Explanation: Tonight is a good night to see meteors. Comet dust will rain down on planet Earth, streaking through dark skies during the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. The featured composite image was t
