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Twelve Years of Kappa Cygnids

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 25, 2025 is “Twelve Years of Kappa Cygnids,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek , Josef Kujal , Tomáš Slovinský ; Acknowledgement: Mahdi Zamani). The original explanation runs about 162 words.

Twelve Years of Kappa Cygnids
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek , Josef Kujal , Tomáš Slovinský ; Acknowledgement: Mahdi Zamani Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Meteors from the Kappa Cygnid meteor shower are captured in this time-lapse composite skyscape. The minor meteor shower, with a radiant not far from its eponymous star Kappa Cygni, peaks in mid-August, almost at the same time as the much better-known and better-observed Perseid meteor shower.”

— APOD editors, July 25, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 25, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek , Josef Kujal , Tomáš Slovinský ; Acknowledgement: Mahdi Zamani
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 162 words

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