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image credit & copyright: Brad Goldpaint (Goldpaint Photography)



did you see it ?

one of the more common questions during a meteor shower occurs because the time it takes for a meteor to flash is typically less than the time it takes for a head to turn

possibly, though, the glory of seeing bright meteors shoot across and knowing that they were once small granules on another world might make it all worthwhile, even if your observing partner(s) could not share in every particular experience

in the featured composite of nine exposures taken during the 2012 Lyrids meteor shower, a bright Lyrid meteor streaks above picturesque Crater Lake in Oregon, USA

snow covers the foreground, while the majestic central band of our home galaxy arches well behind the serene lake

other meteor showers include the Perseids in mid-august and the Leonids in mid-november


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in apod.nasa.gov/apod