'Nothing short of magical': Astrophotographer captures Lyrid meteors beside the Milky Way

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'Nothing short of magical': Astrophotographer captures Lyrid meteors beside the Milky Way

Lyrid meteors blaze alongside the glow of the Milky Way. (Image credit: Josh Dury) Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a stunning view of the Milky Way arcing through the night sky above Scotland's …

Lyrid meteors blaze alongside the glow of the Milky Way. (Image credit: Josh Dury) Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a stunning view of the Milky Way arcing through the night sky above Scotland's Isle of Skye, as shooting stars carved fiery paths through Earth's atmosphere. "With my star tracker engaged, I sat on a small boulder with river water running between my feet — thank god I brought wellies!", Dury recalled in an email to Space.com. …

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