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Good Red Friday morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the December 16th edition of Astronomy PIcture of the Day (APOD): "The Geminid." The annual Geminid Meteor Shower peaked this week (December 14th) as the Earth makes its yearly passage through the dust tail of asteroid 3200/Phaethon. This image was captured just after sunset on December 13th. A single Geminid meteor crosses the sky above the constellation Orion. I like how the photographer captured Orion's reflection in the lake.
APOD: 2022 December 16 - The Geminid
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Good RED Friday Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Didn't get to see any of this due to really awful weather...still overcast here although the rain has finally stopped.
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Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend and brother-in-Christ Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the Friday, December 16, 2022 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD); The Geminid
Image: The Geminid; Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)
APOD “Explanation: Returning from beyond the Moon, on December 11 the Orion spacecraft entered Earth's atmosphere at almost 11 kilometers per second. That's half the speed of the grain of dust that created this long fireball meteor when it entered the atmosphere on December 13, near the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. As our fair planet makes its yearly pass through the dust trail of mysterious asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the parallel tracks of all Geminid meteors appear to radiate from a point in the constellation Gemini. But the twin stars of Gemini hide just behind the trees on the left in this night skyscape from the beautiful Blue Moon Valley, Yunnan, China. Reflected in the still waters of the mountain lake, stars of the constellation Orion are rising near center. Captured before moonrise, dazzling Mars is still the brightest celestial beacon in the scene.’
Image: The Geminid; Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)
APOD “Explanation: Returning from beyond the Moon, on December 11 the Orion spacecraft entered Earth's atmosphere at almost 11 kilometers per second. That's half the speed of the grain of dust that created this long fireball meteor when it entered the atmosphere on December 13, near the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. As our fair planet makes its yearly pass through the dust trail of mysterious asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the parallel tracks of all Geminid meteors appear to radiate from a point in the constellation Gemini. But the twin stars of Gemini hide just behind the trees on the left in this night skyscape from the beautiful Blue Moon Valley, Yunnan, China. Reflected in the still waters of the mountain lake, stars of the constellation Orion are rising near center. Captured before moonrise, dazzling Mars is still the brightest celestial beacon in the scene.’
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