Milky Way Arches Over Mount Lassen Wilderness Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:53:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure night sky photograph captures the Milky Way galaxy band stretching across a star-filled sky above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Thousands of individual stars are visible against the deep black sky, with the distinctive diffuse glow and dust lanes of the Milky Way core visible in the upper-center and right portions of the frame. A faint meteor or satellite trail can be detected near the center of the image, adding a transient element to the otherwise timeless cosmic scene. Dark silhouettes of conifer trees are just barely visible at the upper right corner, grounding the celestial scene in the terrestrial landscape. The image conveys the profound isolation and wonder of a truly dark sky site away from light pollution.
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