Astronomy Picture of Day: Perseid Meteor# Astronomy - 天文
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Rainbow Perseid
Credit & Copyright: Dirk Obudzinski
Explanation: While meteors do show colors, the colors aren't always seen with the unaided
eye. Still, high speed color film recorded this rainbow-like trail as a meteor streaked through
the early morning sky on August 13 above Sedona, Arizona, USA. Part of the annual
Perseid meteor shower, this bit of dust from the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle entered Earth's
atmosphere at over 200,000 kilometers per hour. The trail it left glow
Credit & Copyright: Dirk Obudzinski
Explanation: While meteors do show colors, the colors aren't always seen with the unaided
eye. Still, high speed color film recorded this rainbow-like trail as a meteor streaked through
the early morning sky on August 13 above Sedona, Arizona, USA. Part of the annual
Perseid meteor shower, this bit of dust from the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle entered Earth's
atmosphere at over 200,000 kilometers per hour. The trail it left glow