Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Mostly Perseids

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 22, 2026 is “Mostly Perseids,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Jakub Koukal (Valašské Meziříčí Observatory)). The original explanation runs about 152 words.

An allsky camera view of the Perseid meteor shower.
Credit & Copyright: Jakub Koukal (Valašské Meziříčí Observatory) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Recorded the night of August 12-13, images from four dedicated meteor-monitoring cameras at an astronomical observatory in Czechia were aligned and combined to create this all-night, all-sky view. On that night, the total count came to 1,706 meteors.”

— APOD editors, August 22, 2026

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 22, 2026
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: Jakub Koukal (Valašské Meziříčí Observatory)
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 152 words

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Source

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