APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet
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On August 12, 2026, the Perseids meteor shower graced the night sky over the Bieszczady Mountains in Poland, resembling a view from the Little Prince's planet. The featured image captured the shower's arch of the Milky Way, along with numerous nebulas in red and over a hundred meteors pointing towards the radiant. The Perseids are a beloved celestial event in the Northern Hemisphere during summer, and this year, the peak coincided with a new moon, promising an even more spectacular show than usual, with the potential for 50-100 meteors per hour as Earth crossed debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.
Viewing conditions were optimal between midnight and pre-dawn, requiring only a lawn chair and dark sky location. NASA streamed the event, while images by Marcin Rosadziński accompanied the APOD archive.
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- APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet science.nasa.gov
