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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Леониды над Национальным парком в Калифорнии http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1195150/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (Astropics)
Explanation:
One year ago today an
impressive meteor shower graced the skies of Earth.
Pictured above from last year, at least six bright
meteors
are visible in only part of the sky above
Indian Cove campground in
California,
USA, during a four-minute exposure.
The 2002 Leonids
packed a double punch with planet Earth plunging through two dense clouds of
meteroids,
dusty debris left by the passage of
Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
This year, unfortunately, the main peak of the
Leonids Meteor Shower is not
expected
to be so impressive, with the Earth passing though parts of
meteoroid clouds predicted to be much less dense.
The main peak of the
2003 Leonids
is predicted for tomorrow where some locations might see a
bright meteor every minute.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.