Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 12, 2020

A Thousand Meteors

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 12, 2020 is “A Thousand Meteors,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: Greg Priestley). The original explanation runs about 121 words.

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From the explanation

“Over a thousand meteors flash through the night in this intriguing timelapse video . Starting in April 2019 the individual video frames were selected from 372 relatively clear nights of imaging from an automated wide-field observatory in rural New South Wales Australia.”

— APOD editors, September 12, 2020

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At a glance

Date: September 12, 2020
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Greg Priestley
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 121 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 12, 2020 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2020-september-12-a-thousand-meteors

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