07-30-2019 Altona, IL - Milky Way, Perseids, Distant Lightning Timelapse

***NOT FOR BROADCAST*** Contact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to license. brett@ A cold front passed through Northern Illinois on Monday evening leading to perfect night sky viewing conditions overnight for the meteor shower. The milky way was spectacularly bright right overhead. The timelapse spans about an hour and a half around midnight. Distant storms over Southeast IL produced faint lightning that was visible as well