Astronomy Picture of the Day
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.
2016 August 11 
Posted on 08/11/2016 6:43:59 AM PDT by ThomasMore
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.
2016 August 11
Explanation: Night skies over northern Sweden can hold some tantalizing sights in August. Gazing toward the Big Dipper, this beautiful northern skyscape captures three of them in a single frame taken last August 12/13. Though receding from northern skies for the season, night shining or noctilucent clouds are hanging just above the horizon. Extreme altitude icy condensations on meteoric dust, they were caught here just below an early apparition of a lovely green auroral band, also shining near the edge of space. The flash of a Perseid meteor near the peak of the annual shower punctuates the scene. In fact, this year's Perseid shower will peak in the coming days, offering a continuing chance for a night sky photographer's hat trick.
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PING!
Does anyone have a ping list for the Astronomy Picture of the Day? Haven’t seen anything posted by SunkenCiv in nearly a month. Does anyone know him and is he/she alright?
Yes. Haven’t received anything in a while. Hope all is well!
I can take over the posting while Sunkenciv is away. Can someone provide a ping list. Anyone interested and wants to be on the list, let me know.
Nothing much happening yet.
I was out twice late last night.
Saw four meteors in about an hour of watching.
SunkenCiv is gone...............
Well if we start a new ping list, please add me to it.
It’s been cloudy or raining here in South Georgia for the last few nights, so, no Perseids for me.
Not really a surprise. I have been an amateur astronomer for going on 46 years and have only had luck with 1 or 2 Perseid showers. The rest have been rain, clouded, or Mooned out.
Tomorrow morning would be the time to try.
No way.
What happened?
Don’t really know. Got a FReepmail saying he was ‘suspended’ indeterminately...............
It’s a rainy night in Georgia............and here in FL panhandle as well.............seems like it’s raining all over the world.............
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