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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                  2024 August 16   
      
                                  Meteor Borealis   
                       Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Dain   
      
      Explanation: A single exposure made with a camera pointed almost due   
      north on August 12 recorded this bright Perseid meteor in the night sky   
      west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The meteor's incandescent trace   
      is fleeting. It appears to cross the stars of the Big Dipper, famous   
      northern asterism and celestial kitchen utensil, while shimmering   
      curtains of aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, dance   
      in the night. Doubling the wow factor for night skywatchers near the   
      peak of this year's Perseid meteor shower auroral activity on planet   
      Earth was enhanced by geomagnetic storms. The intense space weather was   
      triggered by flares from an active Sun.   
      
                  Gallery: Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 and Aurorae   
                        Tomorrow's picture: meteor borealis   
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