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Leonid meteor storm Nov 19 2001

author: F.Espenak/Novapix

reference: a-efi01-00015

Image Size 300 DPI: 26 * 17 cm

Meteors quickly flash across the southern sky in an image that captures Uluru (Ayers Rock) on the horizon. The star trails of Crux and Centaurus are to the left while the ghostly images of the Magellanic Clouds are visible to the right.

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - ASTRONOMY - AUSTRALIA - CIRCUMPOLAR - FIREBALL - GALAXY - LANDSCAPE - LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD - LEONID - METEOR - MILKY WAY - NIGHT - SHOOTING STAR - SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD - SOUTH CELESTIAL POLE - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR TRAILS - STARRY SKY -