2020 May 12 - Lyrid Meteors from the Constellation Lyra
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2020-05-12

In today's image, we see a number of meteor trails from the Lyrid meteor shower from the past month. The meteors are bits of material left behind by a comet that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. We also see the planet Jupiter and the three bright stars which make up the Summer Triangle.

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