Posted on 09/12/2020 2:52:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Over a thousand meteors flash through the night in this intriguing timelapse video. Starting in April 2019 the individual video frames were selected from 372 relatively clear nights of imaging from an automated wide-field observatory in rural New South Wales Australia. Arranged by local sidereal time, a timekeeping system that uses the positions of stars to measure Earth's rotation, the frames follow the full annual progression of constellations through the wide field of view seen from 33 degrees south latitude. They capture a diverse array of meteors including sporadic meteors, bright fireballs, and shower meteors (plus a lightning sprite), during the period. All frames were processed consistently and so show real variations in the local sky conditions.
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Today’s post is a video at the link.
Pinging the APOD list.
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That’s breathtaking. Serves to remind us just how puny and insignificant we are vis-a-vis the might and majesty present in our night skies.
Tis that time of year.
Reminds me how majestic I am.
That was so cool! Thanks for posting
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Even though it’s the Southern Hemisphere it really messed me up seeing right-to-left motion of the starfield. And Orion’s upside down! I’ve never been south of Mazatlan, really want to see the southern stars someday.
LOL Nice one!
When lucky enough to see a meteor shower live—don’t blink! 1987, NW Ohio.
Ah yes, Betelgeuse, Rigel and the Orion Nebula right in the middle of Orions Sward, just upside down. I have seen Orion and the Southern Cross from very high in the Andes in Argentina.
Certain times of the year you can see the Southern Cross from the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Low on the horizon, but you can see it.
You don’t have to leave America to see some of the Southern skies.
Elon Musk and the 12,000 SpaceX satellites will ruin the view.
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