Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Leonids Over Joshua Tree National Park
Explanation:
This year's Leonid Meteor Shower [ http://leonid.arc.n…] is predicted to have two peaks, like last year's. The first peak should come at about 04:00 hours Universal Time [ http://aa.usno.navy…] (UT) on November 19 and be primarily visible from Western Europe [ http://www.mediacom…] before sunrise. The second peak is predicted to occur at about 10:30 UT and be primarily visible from North America [ http://www.geobop.c…] before local sunrise. During these times, the Leonid Meteor Shower [ http://astronomy.co…] might well develop into a true meteor storm [ http://www.amsmeteo…], with rates possibly exceeding those measured during last year's storm [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The meteors in these two peaks come from sand-sized particles ejected from Comet Tempel-Tuttle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] during trips to the inner Solar System [ http://www.nineplan…] in 1767 and 1866, respectively. If you're stuck without a view [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] you can still catch the shower by looking for streaks caught by the web cameras of the Night Sky Live [ http://concam.net/] Project. Pictured above [ http://www.astropic…] are several meteors [ http://www.amsmeteo…] from the 2001 Leonids [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] streaking over Joshua Tree National Park [ http://www.nps.gov/…] in California [ http://www.state.ca…], USA [ http://www.cia.gov/…].
Credit and Copyright:
Wally Pacholka [ http://www.astropic…] (Astropics) & Tony Hallas [ http://astrophoto.c…] (Astrophoto)
keyword:
2001 Leonids
keyword:
Joshua Tree National Park
facet_when:
1767
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when_year:
1767
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap021105
Image ID:
105315
Resolution Size:
3
Format:
JPEG
Media Type:
Image
File Name:
leonids01_pacholka_b ig.jpg
Width:
651
Height:
451

Leonids Over Joshua Tree National Park

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