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Double luck: Perseid meteor and lightning

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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. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.

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