72 ASTRONOMY • MAY 2018
- RAIN OF STONES
This photographer endured a
temperature of –18 degrees Fahrenheit
(–28 degrees Celsius) on December 14,
2017, near Daqing, China, during the
annual Geminid meteor shower. His
final image combines 48 exposures,
each one recording a single Geminid.
- Jeff Dai
- THREEINONE SHOT
This wide-angle shot captures the
California Nebula (NGC 1499) in
the constellation Perseus at left,
the Pleiades star cluster (M45) in
Taurus at right, and a fortunate
astrophotographer in the middle.
- Amirreza Kamkar
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