Posted on Aug 10, 2020
APOD: 2020 August 10 - Perseids from Perseus
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Perseids from Perseus." The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because the point from which they appear to hail (called the radiant) lies in the constellation Perseus. During the peak (this year predicted to be the night of August 12-13, best in the pre-dawn hours) one can see 60 to 100 meteors in an hour from a dark place. This composite image containins over 400 meteors from the August 2019 Perseids meteor shower and shows many bright meteors that streaked over Kolonica Observatory in Slovakia.
APOD: 2020 August 10 - Perseids from Perseus
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Hypergiant - Perseus Arm [Official Music Video]
'Perseus Arm' from Father Sky (2017) by Hypergiant. Download this track for free at: https://hypergiantmetal.bandcamp.com/ Available from 16-11-17 on: Bandca...
Thank you my friend ~419721:Maj William W. 'Bill' Price] for posting the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Monday, August 10, 2020 titled "Perseids from Perseus."
Image: Perseids from Perseus - Image Credit & Copyright- Petr Horálek
wonderful image of a segment of the heavens
Unsurprising to me there are bands named Perseids and Perseus as well Meteors which is what Perseids are :-)
APOD Background
"Explanation: Where are all these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Perseus. That is why the meteor shower that peaks tomorrow night is known as the Perseids -- the meteors all appear to came from a radiant toward Perseus. In terms of parent body, though, the sand-sized debris that makes up the Perseids meteors come from Comet Swift-Tuttle. The comet follows a well-defined orbit around our Sun, and the part of the orbit that approaches Earth is superposed in front of the Perseus. Therefore, when Earth crosses this orbit, the radiant point of falling debris appears in Perseus. Featured here, a composite image taken over eight nights and containing over 400 meteors from 2018 August's Perseids meteor shower shows many bright meteors that streaked over Kolonica Observatory in Slovakia. This year's Perseids holds promise to be one of the best meteor showers of the year."
'Perseus Arm' from Father Sky (2017) by Hypergiant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqKBh-la4Ko
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Image: Perseids from Perseus - Image Credit & Copyright- Petr Horálek
wonderful image of a segment of the heavens
Unsurprising to me there are bands named Perseids and Perseus as well Meteors which is what Perseids are :-)
APOD Background
"Explanation: Where are all these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Perseus. That is why the meteor shower that peaks tomorrow night is known as the Perseids -- the meteors all appear to came from a radiant toward Perseus. In terms of parent body, though, the sand-sized debris that makes up the Perseids meteors come from Comet Swift-Tuttle. The comet follows a well-defined orbit around our Sun, and the part of the orbit that approaches Earth is superposed in front of the Perseus. Therefore, when Earth crosses this orbit, the radiant point of falling debris appears in Perseus. Featured here, a composite image taken over eight nights and containing over 400 meteors from 2018 August's Perseids meteor shower shows many bright meteors that streaked over Kolonica Observatory in Slovakia. This year's Perseids holds promise to be one of the best meteor showers of the year."
'Perseus Arm' from Father Sky (2017) by Hypergiant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqKBh-la4Ko
FYI Maj Robert Thornton Lt Col Charlie Brown COL Mikel J. Burroughs Sgt (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SP5 Mark Kuzinski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Denny Espinosa SSG Michael Noll Cpl (Join to see) Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Sgt Jim Belanus MSG Felipe De Leon BrownSPC Chris Bayner-CwikTSgt David L. SPC Nancy Greene
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Perseid Fireballs - Meteor Shower - Science at NASA
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point from which they appear to come...
Perseid Fireballs - Meteor Shower - Science at NASA
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point from which they appear to come, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. The name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwMHfEYfVt8
FYI Maj William W. 'Bill' Price PO1 H Gene LawrenceSGT Robert Pryor1SG Joseph Dartey PO2 (Join to see)] SGT Steve McFarland Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. GySgt Thomas VickSCPO Morris Ramsey Sgt Kelli MaysPO3 Phyllis Maynard PVT Mark Zehner SSG Robert Mark Odom Maj Kim Patterson SSG Stephen RogersonCPT Paul WhitmerCynthia Croft1SG Steven ImermanSSG Samuel KermonSP5 Geoffrey Vannerson
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point from which they appear to come, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. The name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwMHfEYfVt8
FYI Maj William W. 'Bill' Price PO1 H Gene LawrenceSGT Robert Pryor1SG Joseph Dartey PO2 (Join to see)] SGT Steve McFarland Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. GySgt Thomas VickSCPO Morris Ramsey Sgt Kelli MaysPO3 Phyllis Maynard PVT Mark Zehner SSG Robert Mark Odom Maj Kim Patterson SSG Stephen RogersonCPT Paul WhitmerCynthia Croft1SG Steven ImermanSSG Samuel KermonSP5 Geoffrey Vannerson
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Drove home from Minneapolis Saturday night, saw many meteors all along the way, one every 20-30 minutes, even though they were coming from behind me as I drove south.
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