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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                  2022 August 18   
      
                                Full Moon Perseids   
         Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (Starry Earth, TWAN)   
      
      Explanation: The annual Perseid meteor shower was near its peak on   
      August 13. As planet Earth crossed through streams of debris left by   
      periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle meteors rained in northern summer night   
      skies. But even that night's nearly Full Moon shining near the top of   
      this composited view couldn't hide all of the popular shower's meteor   
      streaks. The image captures some of the brightest perseid meteors in   
      many short exposures recorded over more than two hours before the dawn.   
      It places the shower's radiant in the heroic constellation of Perseus   
      just behind a well-lit medieval tower in the village of Sant Llorenc de   
      la Muga, Girona, Spain. Observed in medieval times, the Perseid meteor   
      shower is also known in Catholic tradition as the Tears of St.   
      Lawrence, and festivities are celebrated close to the annual peak of   
      the meteor shower. Joining the Full Moon opposite the Sun, bright   
      planet Saturn also shines in the frame at the upper right.   
      
                        Tomorrow's picture: one Saturn year   
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