What a tremendous week it’s been! The beloved Perseid meteor bathe peaked on the mornings of August 12 and 13, 2024. On the similar time, Earth was hit by a CME from the sun, inflicting geomagnetic storming as much as G4 (extreme) ranges … offering magnificent shows of auroras! Because of all who contributed to EarthSky neighborhood photographs!
Perseid meteors and aurora on August 11
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Abhijit Patil from the great Yosemite Nationwide Park in California, shared this picture and wrote: “Ohh what to say about yesterday night time!! All of the planning was for the annual Perseids however the auroras stole the present. It was a mesmerizing night time. Meteors flying all throughout the sky and the pillars of the northern lights dancing within the north. Such a dramatic night time it was. The auroras lasted so long as the Perseids did till day break.” Thanks!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steve Schaum from Catskills, New York, captured each the aurora and a few meteors. Thanks!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness from Agate Seashore, Newport, Oregon, shared this picture and wrote: “A Perseid meteor streaks throughout the curtain of aurora borealis rippling beneath the Massive Dipper.” Thanks!
Meteors on August 10
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | David Cox from Deep River, Ontario, Canada, shared this glorious composite picture of Perseid meteors and the aurora. David wrote: “Collection of pictures taken August 9 and 10, dealing with north-east. About 35 Perseid meteors have been captured. Complete seize time was about 3 hours.” Thanks!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Muhammed Aslam from Sindh, Pakistan, shared this photograph of a meteor with Jupiter, Mars and the Pleiades star cluster. Thanks!
What a tremendous week it’s been! The beloved Perseid meteor bathe peaked simply as auroras have been gracing our skies. Wow! See pictures from the EarthSky neighborhood right here.
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