Milky Way Rises Over Mount Lassen Volcanic Park
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 9:20:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This long-exposure astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy arching across a star-filled night sky above Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. The galactic core is visible as a soft, luminous band of diffuse light stretching diagonally across the upper right portion of the frame, surrounded by thousands of individual stars. A bright meteor or satellite trail cuts a thin reddish-orange streak across the lower center of the image, adding a dynamic element to the otherwise static celestial scene. Tree branches are faintly silhouetted in the upper right corner, grounding the cosmic vista in a terrestrial setting. The overall atmosphere is deeply immersive and humbling, conveying the vast scale of the universe against the dark skies of a remote national park.
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