Subj : Daily APOD Report
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From : Alan Ianson
Date : Tue Aug 23 2022 00:36:16

                        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.

                               2022 August 23

                  Meteor & Milky Way over the Mediterranean
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Looten

   Explanation: Careful planning made this a nightscape to remember.
   First, the night itself was chosen to occur during the beginning of
   this year's Perseid Meteor Shower. Next, the time of night was chosen
   to be before the bright Moon would rise and dominate the night sky's
   brightness. The picturesque foreground was selected to be a rocky beach
   of the Mediterranean Sea in Le Dramont, France, with, at the time, +«le
   dCÇÖOr island situated near the ominously descending central band of our
   Milky Way Galaxy. Once everything was set and with the weather
   cooperating, all of the frames for this seemingly surreal nightscape
   were acquired within 15 minutes. What you can't see is that, on this
   night, the astrophotographer brought along his father who, although
   unskilled in modern sky-capture techniques, once made it a point to
   teach his child about the sky.

       Perseid Meteor Shower 2022 Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD
                     Tomorrow's picture: wheel of galaxy
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