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Meteors over Meteora

Postby kimon07 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 11:20 am

Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130810.html
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Perseids over Meteora
Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi (TWAN)
Explanation: The two bright meteors flashing through this night skyscape from August 7 are part of the ongoing Perseid meteor shower. In the direction indicated by both colorful streaks, the shower's radiant in the eponymous constellation Perseus is at the upper right. North star Polaris, near the center of all the short, arcing star trails is at the upper left. But also named for its pose against the sky, the monastery built on the daunting sandstone cliffs in the foreground is part of Meteora. A World Heritage site, Meteora is a historic complex of lofty monasteries located near Kalambaka in central Greece.
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Re: Meteors over Meteora

Postby Get Real! » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:10 pm

kimon07 wrote:Meteora is a historic complex of lofty monasteries located near Kalambaka in central Greece.

What possessed you to write about some celestial activity emphasizing that it was in “Greece” given that it was most likely visible from other locations too? :lol:
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Re: Meteors over Meteora

Postby Cap » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:15 pm

A couple from Cyprus.

Perseid meteors over nicosia sky, view from Lefkara | Photo by Panayiotis Kyriaco

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Perseid Meteors near Limassol last night! August 12 | Photo by Ricos Gregoriou
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Re: Meteors over Meteora

Postby bill cobbett » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:20 pm

Ooooh nice photos...

Saw just one over London... :(
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Re: Meteors over Meteora

Postby RichardB » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:31 pm

bill cobbett wrote:Ooooh nice photos...

Saw just one over London... :(


No Bill the lens on your specs are scratched!
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Re: Meteors over Meteora

Postby Get Real! » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:31 pm

RichardB wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:Ooooh nice photos...

Saw just one over London... :(


No Bill the lens on your specs are scratched!

:lol: Riccardo strikes again...
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Re: Meteors over Meteora

Postby kimon07 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:14 pm

Cap wrote:A couple from Cyprus.

Perseid meteors over nicosia sky, view from Lefkara | Photo by Panayiotis Kyriaco

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Perseid Meteors near Limassol last night! August 12 | Photo by Ricos Gregoriou
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This one and the one at Meteora are the best I have seen on the net.
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