2022 August 18 - Full Moon Perseids
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 18/08/2022

In today's image, we see a number of the Perseid meters from this past week. The Perseids this year were hampered by a full moon which coincided with their appearance that brightened the sky, making fainter meteors hard to see. 

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