Good Morning Leonid
Explanation:
On November 17, just an hour before sunrise,
this bright and colorful meteor flashed through clear predawn skies.
Above a sea of clouds
this striking autumn morning's moment was captured from
Hochblauen,
a prominent 1165 meter high summit in southern Germany's Black Forest.
Shining through
the twilight, Sirius as well as the familiar stars of Orion are
recognizable near the southwestern horizon, and the meteor seems headed right
for the hunter's
belt and sword.
Still, as part of the annual
Leonid
meteor shower,
the meteor trail does point back to the
shower's radiant.
The constellation Leo is high above the horizon and off the top left
of the frame.
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.
