Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 28, 2021

Night of the Perseids

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 28, 2021 is “Night of the Perseids,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: Vikas Chander & Dorje Angchuk; Music: Tea Time via PremiumBeat). The original explanation runs about 145 words.

From the explanation

“Have you ever experienced a meteor shower? To help capture the wonder , a video was taken during the peak of the recent Perseid meteor shower above the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle , India , high up in the Himalayan mountains .”

— APOD editors, September 28, 2021

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 28, 2021
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Vikas Chander & Dorje Angchuk; Music: Tea Time via PremiumBeat
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 145 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 28, 2021 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2021-september-28-night-of-the-perseids

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