Milky Way Arching Over Lassen Volcanic Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:51:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy's core band sweeping horizontally across a deeply dark night sky above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Thousands of individual stars are rendered as sharp pinpoints of white and blue light against the black canvas, while the diffuse glow of the galactic core is visible as a subtle luminous cloud in the center-right of the frame. A meteor or satellite trail is faintly visible in the upper right corner, cutting diagonally through the star field. The image conveys a profound sense of cosmic scale and solitude, characteristic of remote wilderness locations with exceptional dark sky conditions. The Canon EOS R6 Mark II with the fast f/2.8 lens has allowed sufficient light gathering to reveal fine galactic structure without excessive noise.
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