Milky Way Arches Over Lassen Volcanic Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:33:50 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy's core sweeping diagonally across the frame above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park, one of California's premier dark sky locations. The galactic band is visible as a diffuse, luminous cloud of billions of stars stretching from the upper-left to the right side of the frame, with notable dust lanes and nebulosity creating texture within the band. Thousands of individual stars of varying brightness are scattered across the deep black sky, with some displaying subtle blue and white hues indicative of their stellar temperatures. The lower portion of the image features less star density, suggesting the camera was angled upward toward the galactic core. The overall composition conveys the vastness and grandeur of our galaxy as seen from a remote, light-pollution-free wilderness environment.
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