Milky Way Rises Over Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Night
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 9:12:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This wide-field astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy arching across the night sky above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. The galactic core is visible as a bright, diffuse band of light cutting diagonally through the upper-right portion of the frame, accompanied by thousands of individual stars scattered across the inky black sky. Silhouetted tree branches intrude from the upper-right corner, providing a natural earthly anchor to the cosmic scene above. The image has a somewhat dark and underexposed quality, with the darker dust lanes of the Milky Way visible against the brighter star fields. The overall mood is one of cosmic vastness and quiet solitude, evoking the remote wilderness character of the national park.
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