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2015 Perseid Meteor Shower over Lassen Volcanic National Park

The 2015 Perseid meteor shower dazzles stargazers over Lassen Volcanic National Park. The Perseids are associated with comet Swift-Tuttle and appear to originate from the constellation Perseus in the northern arm of the Milky Way galaxy. They show up all over the night sky, however, and a few seem to scatter randomly (i.e., not from the radiant, Perseus).


2015 Perseid meteor shower and northern arm of the Milky Way galaxy over Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA. Composite image with meteors captured and adjusted to reflect the Earth's rotation throughout the entire night. The Perseids are associated with comet Swift-Tuttle and appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus. Among the constellations easily visible in this photo are the Big Dipper (which is very useful for locating the north star, Polaris) and Cassiopeia. The meteor shower's radiant, Perseus, is partially obscured by the horizon. Image ID=SCE0131
Perseids as seen from Bumpass Hell, the most impressive hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park. One could say that both the heavens and hell are visible in this picture. Among the constellations easily visible in this photo are the Big Dipper (which is very useful for locating the north star, Polaris) and Cassiopeia. The meteor shower's radiant, Perseus, is partially obscured by the horizon on the lower right side.
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2015 Perseid meteor shower and southern arm of the Milky Way galaxy over a glacial erratic boulder in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA. Composite image with meteors captured and adjusted to reflect the Earth's rotation throughout the entire night. The Perseids are associated with comet Swift-Tuttle and appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus. Image ID=SCE0132
Perseids over a glacial erratic boulder in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Here, we are actually looking at the southern arm of the Milky Way, which is away from the radiant (or towards the antiradiant). Glacial erratics are rocks that are significantly different in composition, shape or size from others in the vicinity and were carried to their current location long ago by glacial ice.
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