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Meteor meets Magellanic Clouds

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View larger. | A Perseid meteor streaks between the two Magellanic Clouds during the peak of the 2013 Perseid meteor shower. Photo by Colin Legg. — View larger. | A meteor streaks between the two Magellanic Clouds during the peak of the 2013 Perseid meteor shower. Photo via Colin Legg Photography. See more wonderful photos by Colin on Facebook.

If you’re far enough south on the globe to see them, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds – the two satellite galaxies of our home galaxy Milky Way – are best seen in the evening from December to April. Astrophotographer Colin Legg in Australia captured this cool photo of a meteor streaking between the two Magellanic Clouds in August 2013. Thank you, Colin! When I told him we were publishing this photo, he said:

Thank you. We love our Mag clouds!

Click here to read more about the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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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.