John Vose submitted this photo to EarthSky this week. It’s a lightning storm that took place over Jenne Farm – called New England’s most photographed farm – on July 19, 2015. John wrote:
I was watching large storms building along the western edge of Vermont. There was a particularly large cell with frequent lightning on a path that would have it cross right over the world-famous Jenne Farm in Reading, Vermont.
I raced to the farm and arrived just as the storm started to pass through. I was able to catch several lightning strikes before the torrential rain and wind gusts forced me to seek shelter.
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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