Milky Way Arches Over Mount Lassen Wilderness Night Sky
Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 9:03:20 AM · 2026/Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park
This wide-field astrophotography image captures the Milky Way galaxy band sweeping diagonally across a deeply dark night sky above Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Thousands of individual stars are visible against the velvety black sky, with the denser star clouds of the galactic core visible as a luminous, diffuse band running through the center of the frame. Dark nebulae create dramatic silhouetted rifts within the Milky Way's glow, adding depth and texture to the galactic structure. The upper right corner hints at tree silhouettes, grounding the cosmic scene in its terrestrial wilderness setting. The image conveys the awe-inspiring scale of our galaxy as seen from one of California's premier dark sky locations.
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