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Stargazers before dawn

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View larger. | Anthony Lynch captured this image in Wicklow, Ireland. The bright object on the left is Jupiter. See the green meteor above Jupiter? This is the predawn sky in early September, 2013. — View larger. | Anthony Lynch captured this image in Wicklow, Ireland. The bright object on the left is Jupiter. See the green meteor above Jupiter? See more photos by Anthony Lynch here.

Anthony Lynch captured this photo. He wrote:

Set the timer on my camera and ran into this shot so we could get a nice pic of the 3 of us with Jupiter, Orion and Taurus.

A green meteor flew across the sky but we had to continue to stay still as it was a long-exposure shot. As soon as the camera I heard the camera click, I ran down to see if I caught it in the shot. It’s hard to see, but it’s there on the left above Jupiter.

Taken from Wicklow Ireland.

Nice catch of that green meteor, Anthony. Thank you!

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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.