Milky Way Arches Over Lassen Volcanic Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:44:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure night sky photograph captures the Milky Way galaxy stretching horizontally across the frame at Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park. The galactic band is visible as a diffuse, slightly luminous cloud of stars and dust lanes cutting through the center of the image, flanked by dark nebulae creating dramatic contrast. Thousands of individual stars are scattered throughout the deep black sky, with a faint satellite or meteor trail visible as a short linear streak near the center of the frame. The image conveys the profound isolation and grandeur of a truly dark sky site, free from significant light pollution. A subtle warm glow from distant light pollution or airglow is faintly detectable near the horizon edges.
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