Milky Way Rises Over Mount Lassen Wilderness Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 9:05:50 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy arching across the night sky above Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. The galactic core is visible as a diffuse, luminous band of light stretching from the upper center to the right side of the frame, surrounded by thousands of individual stars. A bright satellite trail is clearly visible as a thin white streak cutting horizontally across the lower-left portion of the image, a common artifact in long-exposure night photography. Tree silhouettes are faintly visible in the upper-right corner, grounding the cosmic scene with a terrestrial element. The overall mood is deeply contemplative and vast, conveying the immense scale of the universe against the quiet darkness of a remote wilderness.
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