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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 23   
      A color meteor streak is seen above the Andromeda spiral galaxy. Please   
                see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                             The Meteor and the Galaxy   
                         Credit & Copyright: Jose Pedrero   
      
      Explanation: It came from outer space. It -- in this case a sand-sized   
      bit of a comet nucleus -- was likely ejected many years ago from   
      Sun-orbiting Comet Swift-Tuttle, but then continued to orbit the Sun   
      alone. When the Earth crossed through this orbit, the piece of comet   
      debris impacted the atmosphere of our fair planet and was seen as a   
      meteor. This meteor deteriorated, causing gases to be emitted that   
      glowed in colors emitted by its component elements. The featured image   
      was taken last week from Castilla La Mancha, Spain, during the peak   
      night of the Perseids meteor shower. The picturesque meteor streak   
      happened to appear in the only one of 50 frames that also included the   
      Andromeda galaxy. Stars dot the frame, each much further away than the   
      meteor. Compared to the stars, the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is, again,   
      much further away.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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