Milky Way Sweeps Over Lassen Volcanic Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:38:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure astrophotography image captures the faint but unmistakable band of the Milky Way galaxy stretching diagonally across a star-filled night sky above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. Thousands of individual stars punctuate the deep black sky, with a denser concentration of stars and diffuse nebulosity visible through the galactic core region in the upper-center and right portion of the frame. Dark dust lanes within the Milky Way create subtle contrast against the glowing starfield, adding depth and structure to the composition. The image has a moody, dark aesthetic with a cool blue-green color cast typical of wide-field astrophotography, conveying the vast, humbling scale of the cosmos. Shot with a Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens, the image reflects a capable astrophotography setup, though the image could benefit from additional post-processing to bring out the full dynamic range of the scene.
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