APOD 2.2

This week’s apod blog post surrounds the Leonid meteor shower that I happened to observe. This photo is taken from the shore of Mono Lake. The salty and mineral-laden lake is situated in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range. The brightest star that is located to the right of the meteor streak is called: Arcutrus. The reports for the meteor shower were about 120 meteors per hour, but rates were typically lower for many other locations.