View larger. | Image via Nicholas Isabella Photography.

Photographer Nicholas Isabella captured this image on August 12, 2018. He said:

I have waited years to capture a severe thunderstorm and the Milky Way in the same frame. Sunday night I accomplished my goal in Arizona. Standing out there under the stars watching lightning strike after lightning strike was such an amazing moment. I don’t think I have ever felt so in touch with nature.

Thanks so much for sharing it with us, Nicholas!

Bottom line: Photo of both a thunderstorm and the Milky Way.

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.