Milky Way Arches Over Mount Lassen's Dark Skies
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:52:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure astrophotography image captures the faint band of the Milky Way galaxy arching diagonally across the frame against a deep black night sky. Thousands of individual stars are visible as pinpoints of white and bluish light, with denser star fields concentrated in the central band of the galaxy. A subtle diffuse glow of nebulosity and interstellar dust clouds gives the Milky Way its characteristic hazy appearance. The image was taken at Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park, known for its exceptionally dark skies far from urban light pollution. The upper right corner shows the faint silhouette of a tree, grounding the cosmic scene in a terrestrial context.
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