Perseid meteor and lightning | Today's Image

Photo via EarthSky Facebook friend Nils Ribi.

EarthSky Facebook friend Nils Ribi captured this cool photo on July 31, 2013. He wrote:

Scored a double tonight…a Perseid meteor and lightning in the same shot over Sun Valley, Idaho. July 31, 2013

Thank you, Nils!

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. Today, as Lead Editor at EarthSky.org, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She also serves as one of the voices of EarthSky on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and G+. She and her husband live in Tennessee and have two grown sons.