"Stunning Views of Comet Halley's Dust and Milky Way Galaxy Captured by NASA"

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 12, 2023, features a breathtaking view of almost 90 Eta Aquarid meteors streaking across the sky from the radiant point in Aquarius. The image was captured by Petr Horalek of the Institute of Physics in Opava during the period of April 28 to May 8 in 2022. The mesmerizing effect was caused by the remnants of periodic Comet Halley's debris streams, which left surreal trails of cosmic dust across the skies of Earth. The scene in the image unfolds above San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, where the majestic Milky Way gracefully arches through the predawn skies of the southern hemisphere.