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“A Perseid Meteor” is copyrighted by S. Kohle & B. Koch (Astron. I., U. Bonn). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTonight, the Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its peak. Grains of rocky ice, shed from Comet Swift-Tuttle, streak across the sky as they enter Earth's atmosphere and evaporate. This annual event, caused by Earth crossing the comet's orbit, is typically the most active meteor shower of the year. This image shows a Perseid meteor from 1993, with colors representing the different elements burning up.
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NASA released this picture on 7 August 1997. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 11 August 2010 Extracts from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2025 Low brightness, high interest See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2013 M74: The Perfect Spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2026 IRS 3 Field (MIRI image) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2021 Perseid Meteor Shower See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 AUG 1997 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 AUG 1997.
Questions about August 11, 1997
What space photo was released on August 11, 1997?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 11, 1997 was "A Perseid Meteor". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on August 11, 1997?
A first quarter moon, about 53% lit.
What day of the week was August 11, 1997?
August 11, 1997 was a Monday, day 223 of the 365 days in 1997.
Was there a meteor shower on August 11, 1997?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 2 days.
Is it free?
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