Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                                2019 August 9
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                                Atlas at Dawn
               Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Michael Seeley

   Explanation: This single, 251-second long exposure follows the early
   flight of an [5]Atlas V rocket on August 8, streaking eastward toward
   the dawn from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, planet Earth. The
   launch of the United Launch Alliance rocket was at 6:13am local time.
   Sunrise was not until 6:48am, but the rocket's downrange plume at
   altitude is brightly lit by the Sun still just below the eastern
   horizon. Waters of the Indian River Lagoon in Palm Shores, Forida
   reflect subtle colors and warming glow of the otherwise calm, predawn
   sky. [6]The mighty Atlas rocket carried a military communications
   satellite into Earth orbit. Of course, this weekend the streaks you see
   in clear skies before the dawn could be [7]Perseid Meteors.

                       Watch: [8]Perseid Meteor Shower
                    Tomorrow's picture: Orion on a plate
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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1908/5D4_5485seeley.jpg
   3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply
   4. http://www.mseeley.net/
   5. https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/atlas-v
   6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(mythology)
   7. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/details.php?id=1584
   8. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower
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  17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html
  18. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=190809
  19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190810.html
  20. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
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