Polish astrophotographer Marcin Rosadziński has once again earned recognition from NASA. His photograph depicting the Perseid meteor shower, taken in the Bieszczady Mountains, was honored in the prestigious “Astronomy Picture of the Day” (APOD) contest. This is yet another occasion in which the work of this Polish photographer has been featured among the world’s most beautiful images of the night sky. 

Source: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day’s (APOD)

The awarded photo was taken over six nights under the open sky. The result required a tremendous effort — capturing 3,500 frames, traveling 1,200 kilometers, and spending 70 hours on post-processing. The final image captures over a hundred meteors “radiating” from a single point in the sky — the radiant of the Perseid meteor shower, located in the constellation Perseus. The Milky Way stretching across the sky forms the backdrop for this remarkable phenomenon. 

The photo was taken in the Bieszczady Mountains, near the village of Żerdenka. This is one of the darkest areas in Poland, almost completely free from artificial light pollution, making it an exceptional location for astronomical observations.  

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most popular astronomical events, attracting the attention of both professional astronomers and night sky enthusiasts every year. The meteors visible in August are remnants of the Swift-Tuttle comet, and their radiant—the point from which they appear to originate—is located in Perseus.