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Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-04-13</p><p>An Unusual Hole in <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a></p><p>Numerous holes dot Mars' Swiss cheese-like terrain, but one unusual 100m-wide hole seems to lead to a lower level. Possibly formed by a <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> impact, such openings may offer access to underground caves, potentially harboring Martian life and becoming prime exploration targets for future missions.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250413.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250413.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>
CosmicRami<p>If you happened to be awake around 02:46:45 early Saturday morning and were looking south, you would have seen a bright fireball over our city!</p><p>You can watch the 10s video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HSe7ffMgQ0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=3HSe7ffMgQ0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Footage from WebCamSydney</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meteor</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fireball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fireball</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a></p>
jbz<p>:akko_shrug: Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre</p><p><a href="https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Near-Earth_Object_Coordination_Centre" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary</span><span class="invisible">_Defence/Near-Earth_Object_Coordination_Centre</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/esa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esa</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
CMDR Yojimbosan 🅅⁂<p>Here's a great fireball caught last night by the camera on my house, submitting data to the Global Meteor Network.</p><p><a href="https://hackers.town/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Review of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a>, and <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/meteorite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorite</span></a>-type links: <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/maps.14321" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu</span><span class="invisible">ll/10.1111/maps.14321</span></a> -&gt; Meteorites - A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt: <a href="https://www.seti.org/press-release/meteorites-geologic-map-asteroid-belt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">seti.org/press-release/meteori</span><span class="invisible">tes-geologic-map-asteroid-belt</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>'Fireball' meteor lights up the sky over Pakistan's city Karachi<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a></p>
Mel<p>Hat noch wer heute Abend im Raum <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oldenburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oldenburg</span></a> oder sogar in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Norddeutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norddeutschland</span></a> dieses Phänomen am <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Himmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Himmel</span></a> gesehen? Sah aus wie ein <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Komet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Komet</span></a>, bewegte sich west-/nordwestlicher Richtung aber langsam gen Horizont. Ist da irgendwas verglüht, wenn ja, was? Konnte bisher keine Infos dazu finden. </p><p>Gerne boosten. 😊👍🏼</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthGermany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meteor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Satellit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satellit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weltraumschrott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weltraumschrott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceexploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceexploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomie</span></a></p>
Wallpapers<p>Meteor</p><p>A fiery meteor streaks across a starry night sky above a city, casting dramatic lighting over the landscape.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/deviantart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deviantart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/night_sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>night_sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/cityscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cityscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/dramatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dramatic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/cosmic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/fiery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiery</span></a></p>
Gugel 📷<p>Perseiden über der Wasserkuppe.</p><p><a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Fotomontag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fotomontag</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Photomonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photomonday</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/perseids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perseids</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/perseiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perseiden</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscapephotography</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>night</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/nightsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightsky</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/nightscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightscape</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/fujifilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fujifilm</span></a></p>
Daniel Kastinen<p>A time-lapse of a few nights ago taken by the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> camera I have installed on the roof of my institute. Almost every clear night has been full of <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/aurora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aurora</span></a> the last few weeks 😁 </p><p>The goal is to install 10-14 of these system across northern <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweden</span></a> and start catching much more meteors with determined orbits (and ones that were also observed by other instruments) and possibly find <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/meteorites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorites</span></a>! </p><p>(And as a nice side-effect I get lots of cool videos of aurora and polar stratospheric clouds too)</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/allsky7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allsky7</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/irf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irf</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/kiruna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kiruna</span></a></p>
everton137<p>Apparently, there's a 3% chance a meteor could hit Earth. If there is a god, and that meteor does strike, I'm betting it'll land in South America or Africa. Saramago would probably nod in agreement.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/agnosticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agnosticism</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Saramago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Saramago</span></a></p>
Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋<p>While <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://avgeek.social/@Leighton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Leighton</span></a></span> was driving, we both witnessed from <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> a fireball meteor on January 28. Due to being on the road, we didn't have good enough direction info to make a report. I recall I looked at my watch and it was 2057 local time (AEDT), during local twilight. But apparently enough people had info to report and AMS eventually posted it. It had to be one of the longest-lasting meteors I've seen. <a href="https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2025/575" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireball.amsmeteors.org/member</span><span class="invisible">s/imo_view/event/2025/575</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/fireball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fireball</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
Ray Baptist<p>Star Of The Hero, Nicholas Roerich</p><p>picked this because it's a clear cold night here and I really like this artist. It's not as complex, it's simple. There's nothing extra, but nothing is missing.</p><p>I imagine that the figure witnesses the shooting star, they're awake and present. That they have an internal clarity.</p><p>I searched "star of the hero" and found this painting, so I guess the title doesn't refer to something else. Are heroes falling stars? 🤔</p><p><a href="https://planetearth.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/art" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>art</span></a></span> <a href="https://planetearth.social/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://planetearth.social/tags/clarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clarity</span></a> <a href="https://planetearth.social/tags/heroes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heroes</span></a></p>
Wallpapers<p><a href="https://w.wallhaven.cc/full/m3/wallhaven-m3xl38.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">w.wallhaven.cc/full/m3/wallhav</span><span class="invisible">en-m3xl38.jpg</span></a></p><p>An astronaut stands on a crater-filled landscape, gazing at a large moon under a starry night sky with a meteor streaking across.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronaut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/crater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/night_sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>night_sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/black_and_white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>black_and_white</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/celestial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>celestial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/solitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solitude</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/science_fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science_fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/cosmic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.aguiarvieira.pt/tags/surreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surreal</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>When and where to see the Quadrantids, 2025's first meteor shower.</p><p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CBSNews</span></a></span>: <a href="https://flip.it/G8NX9H" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/G8NX9H</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meteor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>How to Watch the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Quadrantids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quadrantids</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meteor</span></a> Shower, First of 2025, Peak Tonight</p><p>The night sky during the Quadrantids meteor shower over Pigeon Point Light Station in Pescadero, Calif., last January.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/science/space/meteor-shower-quadrantids.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/02/science</span><span class="invisible">/space/meteor-shower-quadrantids.html</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2024-12-15</p><p>Geminid Meteors over a Snowy Forest</p><p>Over two dozen Geminid meteors, originating from <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> 3200 Phaethon, streaked across the sky in a Polish forest. Despite a bright <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a>, their paths, traceable to Gemini's stars Pollux and Castor, shone clearly in this composite image.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241215.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241215.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2024-12-13</p><p>M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs</p><p>M51, also known as the Whirlpool <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galaxy</span></a> (NGC 5194), interacts with its companion NGC 5195, 31 million light-years away in Canes Venatici. This deep image reveals stunning details, colors, and faint tidal streams, including a vast reddish cloud of ionized hydrogen gas. Captured with over 3 weeks of exposure by Earth-based telescopes.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241213.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241213.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nebula</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> reports: "The shower often produces meteors with a distinctly more yellow glow, likely due to the unusual origin material, said Sally Brummel, planetarium manager at the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/pvsIGt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/pvsIGt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Geminids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geminids</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meteor</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2024-12-12</p><p>Phaethon's Brood</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> 3200 Phaethon, with a 1.4-year orbit, is the source of the Geminid <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/meteor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteor</span></a> shower. Unlike most meteor showers caused by comets, this rocky body's closest solar approach is within <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a>'s orbit. Captured near its peak in 2017, it left a trail in Perseus while its "children" streaked swiftly by.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241212.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a></p>
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