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“Perseid Fireball and Persistent Train” is copyrighted by Petr Horálek. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteBefore local midnight on August 12, this brilliant Perseid meteor flashed above the Poloniny Dark Sky Park, Slovakia. Streaking beside the summer Milky Way, its initial color is likely due to the shower meteor's high speed. Moving at about 60 kilometers per second, Perseid meteors can excite green emission from oxygen atoms as they pass through the thin atmosphere at high altitudes. This Perseid left a lingering visible train, characteristic of bright meteors.
The Sun on 17 August 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 August 2018, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 17 August 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 August 2018 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 17 August 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around a giant space blob See it as a poster -
Released on 17 August 2011 Closing in on a giant space blob See it as a poster -
Released on 17 August 2019 1901 Photograph: The Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 17 August 2006 Globular cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 August 2022 A wispy aurora fades away above Earth's atmospheric glow as the International Space Station orbits into a sunrise 271 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 AUG 2018 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 17 AUG 2018.
Questions about August 17, 2018
What space photo was released on August 17, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 17, 2018 was "Perseid Fireball and Persistent Train". 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 17, 2018?
A first quarter moon, about 33% lit.
What day of the week was August 17, 2018?
August 17, 2018 was a Friday, day 229 of the 365 days in 2018.
Was there a meteor shower on August 17, 2018?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 4 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 17, 2018?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
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