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Podcast: NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
Episode: 2025 August 16 - A Cool GIF of a Perseid Meteor
Description: In today's image, we see an animated GIF of a Perseid meteor from this past week. We can also see the trail (persistent train) left behind as the meteor vaporized in the upper atmosphere. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this...