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Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois
Graffand
Explanation:
This mountain and night skyscape
stretches across the French
Pyrenees National Park
on August 12,
near the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.
The multi-exposure panoramic view was composed from the
Col
d'Aubisque, a mountain pass, about an hour before
the bright gibbous moon rose.
Centered is a misty valley and lights from the region's
Gourette ski station toward the south.
Taken over the following hour, frames capturing some of
the night's long bright
perseid
meteors were aligned against the backdrop of
stars and Milky Way.
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