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Raining Perseids

NASA APOD · Fred Bruenjes
COSMIC MESSAGE

This image captures the Perseid meteor shower from 2004, a "rain" of comet dust on Earth. Astronomer Fred Bruenjes combined many 30-second exposures to create this dramatic view. The meteors are dust particles from Comet Swift-Tuttle, burning up as they enter Earth's atmosphere. Tonight is a good night to see them, as they peak annually in August.

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Raining Perseids
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO

In tropical astrology, 12 AUG 2007 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 AUG 2007.

THE ALMANAC FOR 12 AUG 2007
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 224 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks tomorrow
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