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                           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.   
      
                                  2025 August 20   
      A deep sky is shown with the band of our Milky Way Galaxy running from   
       the upper left to the lower right. The streaks or many curved meteors   
         are seen. In the foreground a beach is seen with an unusual rock   
         outcrop that has an opening. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                         Perseid Meteors from Durdle Door   
                        Image Credit & Copyright: Josh Dury   
      
      Explanation: What are those curved arcs in the sky? Meteors --   
      specifically, meteors from this year's Perseid meteor shower. Over the   
      past few weeks, after the sky darkened, many images of Perseid meteors   
      were captured separately and merged into a single frame, taken earlier.   
      Although the meteors all traveled on straight paths, these paths appear   
      slightly curved by the wide-angle lens of the capturing camera. The   
      meteor streaks can all be traced back to a single point on the sky   
      called the radiant, here just off the top of the frame in the   
      constellation of Perseus. The same camera took a deep image of the   
      background sky that brought up the central band of our Milky Way galaxy   
      running nearly vertically through the featured image's center. The   
      limestone arch in the foreground in Dorset, England is known as Durdle   
      Door, a name thought to survive from a thousand years ago.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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