Steve Scanlon Photography is an EarthSky friend on Facebook and has contributed many fine photographs of Sea Bright Public Beach in New Jersey. He captured the two photos on this page on July 29, 2013, on the morning after a storm. Steve wrote:
Sunrise at Sea Bright Public Beach, New Jersey. July 29, 2013. 5:53 a.m.
Knowing that last evening’s storm would be headed out to sea, I knew there was a good chance that there would be some remaining clouds over the ocean. My hunch paid off.
Deborah Byrd 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. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. 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.
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