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Meteors and Aurora over Germany (Astronomy Picture of the Day) [View all]
Last edited Wed Aug 14, 2024, 08:51 AM - Edit history (1)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240814.html(many more links at source)
See more Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 and Aurorae pictures at their gallery:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.488496753878907&type=3
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2024 August 14
Meteors and Aurora over Germany
Image Credit & Copyright: Chantal Anders
Explanation: This was an unusual night. For one thing, the night sky of August 11 and 12, earlier this week, occurred near the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Therefore, meteors streaked across the dark night as small bits cast off from Comet Swift-Tuttle came crashing into the Earth's atmosphere. Even more unusually, for central Germany at least, the night sky glowed purple. The red-blue hue was due to aurora caused by an explosion of particles from the Sun a few days before. This auroral storm was so intense that it was seen as far south as Texas and Italy, in Earth's northern hemisphere. The featured image composite was built from 7 exposures taken over 26 minutes from Ense, Germany. The Perseids occur predictably every August, but auroras visible this far south are more unusual and less predictable.
Gallery: Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 and Aurorae
Tomorrow's picture: open space
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2024 August 14
Meteors and Aurora over Germany
Image Credit & Copyright: Chantal Anders
Explanation: This was an unusual night. For one thing, the night sky of August 11 and 12, earlier this week, occurred near the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Therefore, meteors streaked across the dark night as small bits cast off from Comet Swift-Tuttle came crashing into the Earth's atmosphere. Even more unusually, for central Germany at least, the night sky glowed purple. The red-blue hue was due to aurora caused by an explosion of particles from the Sun a few days before. This auroral storm was so intense that it was seen as far south as Texas and Italy, in Earth's northern hemisphere. The featured image composite was built from 7 exposures taken over 26 minutes from Ense, Germany. The Perseids occur predictably every August, but auroras visible this far south are more unusual and less predictable.
Gallery: Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 and Aurorae
Tomorrow's picture: open space