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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.   
      
                                   2023 August 9   
        Mulitple streaks cover a night sky filled with stars. An observtory   
      dome is visible in the foreground. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                       Meteor Shower: Perseids from Perseus   
         Credit & Copyright: Petr Hor+ílek / Institute of Physics in Opava   
      
      Explanation: This is a good week to see meteors. Comet dust will rain   
      down on planet Earth, streaking through dark skies during peak nights   
      of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. The featured composite image was   
      taken during the 2018 Perseids from the Poloniny Dark Sky Park in   
      Slovakia. The dome of the observatory in the foreground is on the   
      grounds of Kolonica Observatory. Although the comet dust particles   
      travel parallel to each other, the resulting shower meteors clearly   
      seem to radiate from a single point on the sky in the eponymous   
      constellation Perseus. The radiant effect is due to perspective, as the   
      parallel tracks appear to converge at a distance, like train tracks.   
      The Perseid Meteor Shower is expected to reach its highest peak on   
      Saturday after midnight. Since a crescent Moon will rise only very late   
      that night, cloudless skies will be darker than usual, making a high   
      number of faint meteors potentially visible this year.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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