Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Halley Dust and Milky Way

NASA ^ | May 09, 2014 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: The early morning hours of May 6 were moonless when grains of cosmic dust streaked through dark skies. Swept up as planet Earth plows through dusty debris streams left behind periodic Comet Halley, the annual meteor shower is known as the Eta Aquarids. This inspired exposure captures a meteor streak moving left to right through the frame. Its trail points back across the arc of the Milky Way to the shower's radiant above the local horizon in the constellation Aquarius. Known for speed Eta Aquarid meteors move fast, entering the atmosphere at about 66 kilometers per second. Still waters of the small pond near Albion, Maine, USA reflect the starry scene and the orange glow of nearby artificial lights scattered by a low cloud bank. Of course, northern hemisphere skygazers are expecting a new meteor shower on May 24, the Camelopardalids, caused by dust from periodic comet 209P/LINEAR.

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[Credit & Copyright: Mike Taylor]

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Had some connectivity problems, probably won't be fully solved for a few days. Meanwhile, I went out to eat tonight, wifi's complimentary.

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Sounds good to me!

Enjoy!

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Beautiful!

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[N]northern hemisphere skygazers are expecting a new meteor shower on May 24, the Camelopardalids, caused by dust from periodic comet 209P/LINEAR

And if you're also one who has trouble staying up through 3AM when these shows peak, they might as well be called the "Cantopenyoureyelids" ....