Milky Way Arches Over Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:41:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy band sweeping across the dark night sky above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. Thousands of individual stars are visible against the deep black sky, with the dense galactic core creating a faint, luminous cloud-like structure stretching horizontally across the upper-center portion of the frame. The image was shot with a Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens, well-suited for low-light wide-field night photography. Some vignetting is visible at the corners, typical of wide-aperture night exposures, and subtle blue and white tones distinguish brighter foreground stars from the diffuse galactic band. The scene conveys deep solitude and cosmic wonder, characteristic of the exceptionally dark skies found within remote national park wilderness areas.
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