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An evening storm, and a morning storm

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A dark, bulging, flat cloud moving over a green pasture. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Sarah Iler of Birch Run, Michigan, captured this image on August 2, 2020, at 8:39 p.m. She wrote: “Thunderstorms all afternoon and then this shelf cloud formed in the evening. It was amazing.”

A storm pouring rain on a field, with cows. — View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The next morning – August 3, 2020 – Diana Cottrell of Meade, Kansas, captured this image. She wrote: “Enjoying watching the cattle in the pasture directly behind my backyard as a mild storm passes us by.”

Bottom line: Two beautiful images from the EarthSky community, showing early August 2020 storms in the U.S. Midwest.

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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.