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Summer night in Iowa

Posted by in Today's Image | June 29, 2014

Lake Sugema, in southeast Iowa, was alive with insects chirping, bats flying, and bullfrogs croaking. Photo by Kevin Palmer.

Photo credit: Kevin Palmer

Photo credit: Kevin Palmer

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Kevin Palmer wrote:

Lake Sugema was alive on this night with insects chirping, bats flying, and bullfrogs croaking. The green lines are from a firefly that buzzed in front of my camera. Southeast Iowa has some of the darkest skies in the midwest and the milky way was breathtaking as the stars were reflected almost perfectly on the calm water.

Thank you Kevin!

See more of Kevin Palmer’s photos here.

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster

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. Today, as Lead Editor at EarthSky.org, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She also serves as one of the voices of EarthSky on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and G+. She and her husband live in Tennessee and have two grown sons.

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