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                               2018 November 23
                                      [2]
                             Good Morning Leonid
 Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Stephane Vetter [4] (Nuits sacrees [5] ), TWAN
                                      [6]

Explanation: On November 17, just an hour before sunrise, this bright and
colorful meteor flashed through clear predawn skies. Above a sea of clouds
this striking autumn morning's moment was captured from Hochblauen [7] , a
prominent 1165 meter high summit in southern Germany's Black Forest. Shining
through the twilight [8] , Sirius as well as the familiar stars of Orion are
recognizable near the southwestern horizon, and the meteor seems headed right
for the hunter's belt and sword [9] . Still, as part of the annual Leonid
meteor shower [10] , the meteor trail does point back to the shower's radiant
[11] . The constellation Leo is high above the horizon and off the top left of
the frame.

                 Tomorrow's picture: along the Skeleton Coast

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