Shooting star captured during Perseid Meteor Shower 2012
14-08-2012 12:15 PM CEST
europeanspaceagency posted a photo:
This shooting star was captured during the Perseid Meteor Shower on 12 August 2012 from Leiden, The Netherlands
Every year in mid August Earth moves into a cloud of debris originating from a comet. Meteorit particles as big as few millimetres entering the atmosphere cause the surrounding air to chemically dissociate and ionize and causing it to emit intensive radiation. This is what we call the meteor. They appear to emanate from the constellation Perseus. Hence the mid August meteor shower is coined the Perseids.
Credits: ESA, Richard Lumb
Proba-1 microsat snaps Olympic neighbourhood
14-08-2012 11:11 AM CEST
europeanspaceagency posted a photo:
The London Olympic Park including Olympic Stadium is visible towards the base of this Proba-1 High Resolution Camera image of East London, acquired on 11 August 2012. The 5-m resolution black and white image covers 25 sq km.
For further information, please visit: www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM0WBYXP5H_index_0.html
Credits: ESA
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