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Tau Herculids from Space

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 4, 2022 is “Tau Herculids from Space,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Zhuoxiao Wang , Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space). The original explanation runs about 132 words.

Tau Herculids from Space
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Zhuoxiao Wang , Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On May 31 tens of parallel meteor streaks were recorded in this 8 degree wide field of view of planet Earth’s limb from space. The image is one of a series of 5 minute long observations by the orbiting Yangwang-1 space telescope.”

— APOD editors, June 4, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 4, 2022
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Zhuoxiao Wang , Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 132 words

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