Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                    written by a professional astronomer.

                               2024 August 15
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
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                            Late Night Vallentuna
      Image Credit & [3]Copyright: P-M Hedén ([4]Clear Skies, [5]TWAN)

   Explanation: [6]Bright Mars and even brighter Jupiter are in close
   conjunction just above the pine trees in this post-midnight skyscape
   from [7]Vallentuna, Sweden. Taken on August 12 during a geomagnetic
   storm, the snapshot records the glow of aurora borealis or northern
   lights, beaming from the left side of the frame. Of course on [8]that
   date Perseid meteors rained through planet Earth's skies, grains of
   dust from the shower's parent, periodic comet [9]Swift-Tuttle. The
   meteor streak at the upper right is a Perseid plowing through the
   atmosphere at about 60 kilometers per second. Also well-known in in
   Earth's night sky, the bright Pleides star cluster shines below the
   Perseid meteor streak. In Greek myth, the Pleiades were [10]seven
   daughters of the astronomical titan Atlas and sea-nymph Pleione. The
   Pleiades and their parents' names are given to the cluster's nine
   brightest stars.

             Gallery: [11]Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 and Aurorae
                     Tomorrow's picture: meteor borealis
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