Milky Way Arches Over Mount Lassen Wilderness Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:40:50 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy sweeping diagonally across a dark, star-filled sky above Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Thousands of individual stars are visible as pinpoints of white and blue light against the deep black sky, while the diffuse, cloud-like glow of the galactic core is visible in the right-center portion of the frame. A faint satellite trail or aircraft streak can be detected as a thin horizontal line cutting through the middle of the image. The image conveys a profound sense of solitude and cosmic scale, with the dense star field offering exceptional dark sky visibility typical of remote national parks. Shot with a Canon EOS R6 Mark II and a fast 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, the photograph benefits from the camera's strong low-light capabilities.
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