Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka
Explanation:
Such beautiful things begin as grains of sand.
Locked in an oyster a granule grows into an
iridescent pearl,
lustrous and lovely to behold.
While hurtling through the
atmosphere at 70 kilometers per second,
a cosmic sand grain becomes an
awe-inspiring meteor,
its transient beauty displayed for any
who
care to watch.
Framed perfectly between orange clouds at sunrise, this bright
meteor trail was photographed from the
Joshua Tree National Park
in California, USA during the 1998
Leonid
Meteor Shower.
Appropriately titled "Leonid Sunrise", the picture was
recorded on high-speed film (ASA 3200) with a 35mm camera.
Its striking colors and grainy, textured appearance suggest a
painting on canvas.
Of course, you could see Leonid meteors at sunrise
for yourself.
With clear skies, your next chance is
coming up ...
tomorrow morning.
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