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Comet NEOWISE dust falls through a twilight sky in this dream-like scene, but it's not part of a fairytale movie

still, Castle Neuschwanstein, nestled in the Bavarian Alps, did inspire Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle

captured on july 20, the bright streak above the castle towers is likely a Perseid meteor

though it peaks near mid-august, the annual summer meteor shower had already started

the meteor trail over the fairytale castle can be traced back to the shower's radiant in the heroic constellation Perseus off the top right of the frame

Perseid meteors are produced by dust from periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle























































in apod.nasa.gov/apod