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March 16, 2016

Linda Spadero captured this photo in July, 2015, at Kenosha Pass Colorado. She wrote:

Last summer, I was learning to take pictures of the night sky and learning about astronomy at the same time. After I would take a picture I would go back to see what I had captured by bringing up the Stellarium software and trying to match my photo with the labels provided in the program.

I was overjoyed to see my amateur camera caught both the Andromeda and the Triangulum galaxies.

And the Milky Way! Thanks, Linda!

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Deborah Byrd

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah 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. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. 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.