test 1 Astronomy - May 2018 USA | Page 72

READER GALLERY 1 1. 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 2. THREE-IN-ONE 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 2 72 A ST R O N O M Y • MAY 2018