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Credit & Copyright: Göran Strand
Explanation:
Night skies over northern Sweden
can hold some tantalizing sights in August.
Gazing toward the Big Dipper, this beautiful northern skyscape captures
three of them in a single frame taken last August 12/13.
Though receding from northern skies for the season, night shining or
noctilucent clouds are hanging just above the horizon.
Extreme
altitude icy condensations on meteoric dust,
they were caught here just below an early apparition of a
lovely green auroral band, also shining
near the edge of space.
The flash of a Perseid meteor near the peak of the annual shower
punctuates the scene.
In fact, this year's Perseid shower will peak in the coming days,
offering a continuing chance for a night sky photographer's
hat trick.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Perseids - aurora - noctilucent clouds
Publications with words: Perseids - aurora - noctilucent clouds
See also:
- APOD: 2024 December 8 Á Aurora around Saturns North Pole
- APOD: 2024 October 16 Á Colorful Aurora over New Zealand
- APOD: 2024 October 13 Á Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps
- Northern Lights, West Virginia
- Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
- APOD: 2024 August 12 Á Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge
- APOD: 2024 August 11 Á Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower