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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Камелопардалиды и МКС http://www.variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1312554/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Malcolm Park
(North York Astronomical Association)
Explanation:
From a camp on the northern shores of the Great Lake Erie, three
short bright meteor streaks were captured in this composited
night skyscape.
Recorded over the early morning hours of May 24, the meteors are
illusive Camelopardalids.
Their trails point back to the meteor shower's radiant near
Polaris, in the large but faint constellation
Camelopardalis
the camel leopard, or in modern terms the Giraffe.
While
a few meteors did appear, the shower was not an active
one as the Earth crossed through the predicted debris trail
of periodic comet 209P/LINEAR.
Of course, the long bright streak in the image did appear as
predicted.
Early on May 24, the International Space Station made a
bright passage through northern skies.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.