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Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona
Explanation:
This was an unusual sky.
It wasn't unusual because of the central band the
Milky Way Galaxy,
visible along the image left.
Most dark skies show part of the
Milky Way.
It wasn't unusual because of the
bright meteor visible on the upper right.
Many images taken during last week's
Perseid Meteor Shower show meteors,
although this
Perseid was particularly
bright.
This sky wasn't unusual because of the red
sprites, visible on the lower right.
Although
this type of lightning has only been noted in the past few decades,
images
of
sprites are becoming more common.
This sky wasn't unusual because of the
nova, visible just above the image
center.
Novas bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye occur
every
few
years, with pictured Nova
RS Ophiuchus
discovered about a
week ago.
What was most unusual, though, was to capture all these things together, in a single
night, on a single sky.
The
unusual
sky occurred above
Zacatecas,
Mexico.
Notable APOD Image Submissions:
Perseid
Meteor Shower 2021
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Perseids - nova
Publications with words: Perseids - nova
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