Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2023 July 16
     [2]A person is seen facing away, standing on a peak. Other mountain
     peaks surround them. City lights are seen in towns and along roads
     below. Stars in the night sky are above. The band of the Milky Way
    galaxy slants down from the upper left. A bright green meteor streak
    slants down from above. Please see the explanation for more detailed
                                information.

                     Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
   Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Nicholas Roemmelt ([4]Venture Photography)

   Explanation: Now this was a view with a thrill. From [5]Mount
   Tschirgant in the [6]Alps, you can see not only nearby towns and
   distant [7]Tyrolean peaks, but also, weather permitting, stars,
   nebulas, and the band of the [8]Milky Way Galaxy. What made the
   [9]arduous climb worthwhile this night, though, was another peak -- the
   peak of the 2018 [10]Perseids [11]Meteor [12]Shower. As hoped,
   dispersing clouds allowed a picturesque sky-gazing session that
   included [13]many faint [14]meteors, all while a carefully positioned
   camera took a series of exposures. Suddenly, a thrilling meteor --
   [15]bright and [16]colorful -- slashed down right next to the nearly
   [17]vertical band of the Milky Way. As luck would have it, the camera
   caught it too. Therefore, a new image in the series was quickly taken
   with one of the [18]sky-gazers posing on the nearby peak. Later, all of
   the images were [19]digitally combined.

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