As the Earth Turns

This is a star trails photo captured during the Perseid meteor shower.  Last year the dark skies made the stars too bright to see meteors in images processed to show star trails.  For the 2014 Perseids, the bright moon will cause fewer stars and meteors to be seen, but the few Perseid fireballs bright enough to show up will be visible in a less busy sky.
+Universe Today has a nice write-up on this year's viewing:
When Good Meteor Showers Go Bad: Prospects for the 2014 Perseids
http://www.universetoday.com/113455/when-good-meteor-showers-go-bad-prospects-for-the-2014-perseids/
#perseidmeteorshower   #science   #astronomy  #2014 

Star trails photo captured during the Perseid meteor shower. The dark skies made the stars too bright to see meteors in images processed to create star trails last year. This year the bright moon will cause fewer stars and meteors to be seen, but the few Perseid fireballs bright enough to show up will be visible in a less busy sky.

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