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Olli Reijonen sent in this image of a Perseid, top right of the picture, that he managed to capture while photographing noctilucent clouds and aurora at Lake Päijänne in Finland. Olli used an Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera and Panasonic Lumix G 200mm lens.
Credit: O. Reijonen

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Shadow bands may be visible from Antarctica in 2021. Credit: Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE)

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