Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Leonids Over Uluru
Explanation:
Will this year's Leonid meteor shower [ http://aio.arc.nasa…] be as good as last year [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s? No one knows for sure. Possibly, however, in the waning nighttime hours of November 18 and lasting [ http://www.aanc-ast…] throughout much of November 19, sky gazers [ http://SkyandTelesc…] across the globe may get their last chance [ http://SkyandTelesc…] ever to see a meteor storm [ http://comets.amsme…]. Although the glare of a nearly full Moon [ http://science.nasa…] will likely hide the presence of many faint meteors [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], plenty of bright meteors [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] may well streak across the other side of the sky. The above image [ http://www.icstars.…] was taken during 2001 as Leonids [ http://comets.amsme…] stormed over Uluru [ http://www.smithson…] (Ayers Rock), Australia [ http://www.cia.gov/…]. The image is actually a digital composite of 22 separate frames, including one at sunset. The Gum Nebula [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is visible on the upper left.
Credit and Copyright:
Vic & Jen Winter (ICSTARS Astronomy [ http://www.icstars.…])
keyword:
Leonids
keyword:
Ayers Rock
keyword:
Uluru
facet_where:
Australia
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
COMETS
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap021030
Image ID:
105314
Resolution Size:
3
Format:
JPEG
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
ayersleonids_winter. jpg
Width:
625
Height:
339

Leonids Over Uluru

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