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A 2000 Leonid Through Orion

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 20, 2000 is “A 2000 Leonid Through Orion,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Doug Murray). The original explanation runs about 125 words.

A 2000 Leonid Through Orion
Credit & Copyright: Doug Murray Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The Leonid Meteor Shower this year could be described as good but not great. During November 17 and 18 the Earth crossed through several streams of sand-sized grit left orbiting the Sun by Comet Tempel-Tuttle .”

— APOD editors, November 20, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 20, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Doug Murray
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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The SunOrionCometsMeteors

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