Perseids Meteor Shower: A September Surprise (Sept. 11, 2008) by NASA’s Marshall Space Fli
Perseids Meteor Shower: A September Surprise (Sept. 11, 2008) by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center An unexpected flock of fireballs burst over the eastern United States early Sept. 9, but sharp-eyed Marshall Center astronomers were on the case. Lasting almost four hours, the shower contained about 25 meteors that were as bright as Jupiter and Venus in the morning sky. Early analysis suggests that NASA’s photos are the first-ever observed outburst of the September Perseids, which result from an unknown comet. Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Bill Cooke Read more:www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/08-113.html View more images in our Meteor Shower set:www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157607380035209/ https://flic.kr/p/5kRpM9 -- source link
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