HST's Orientation and Viewing Target During Leonid Meteor Shower
The anticipated celestial bombardment called the Leonid meteor storm on the afternoon of November 17th (EST) won't deter the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope from its key mission of gazing far across the universe -- as long as the view is in the opposite direction of the incoming meteor swarm.
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| Id: | opo9840a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 10 November 1998, 06:00 |
| Size: | 640 x 463 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Leonid Meteor Shower |
| Type: | • Solar System Images/Videos • Illustration Images |
