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Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann
Explanation:
Where will the next Perseid meteor appear?
Sky enthusiasts who trekked outside for the Perseid meteor shower that peaked over the past few days
typically had this question on their mind.
Six meteors from this past weekend are
visible in the above stacked image composite, including one bright
fireball streaking along the band of the background Milky
Way Galaxy.
All Perseid meteors appear to
come from the
shower radiant in the
constellation of Perseus.
Early reports about
this year's Perseids indicate that as many as 100 meteors per hour were
visible from some dark locations during the peak.
The above digital mosaic was taken near
Weikersheim,
Germany.
Growing Gallery:
Perseid meteor shower images
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Publications with keywords: Perseids - meteor shower
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