Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 11, 2008

Mountain Top Meteors

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 11, 2008 is “Mountain Top Meteors,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Alex Tudorica, Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy Faculty of Physics, Bucharest University). The original explanation runs about 134 words.

From the explanation

“A mountain top above the clouds and light-polluted cities was a good place to go to watch this August’s Perseid meteor shower.”

— APOD editors, September 11, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 11, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Alex Tudorica, Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy Faculty of Physics, Bucharest University
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 134 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 11, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-september-11-mountain-top-meteors

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