I was recently looking for some general-interest photos from last year and came up with this short list. There is only one Milky Way photo in the set, and its the winter Milky Way, not the more impressive summer version.
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| Northern Lights over Creede, 11 Nov. Laowa 15mm f/2. |
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| Venus, Jupiter, and Orion rising over Snowshoe Mountain, 02 Sep. Leica 9mm f/1.7. |
Venus is immersed in the soft glow of Zodiacal Light just above the mountain ridgeline.
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| Jupiter, Orion, and Sirius over Snowshoe Mt, 02 Sep. Olympus 17mm f/1.8. |
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, but in the two photos above it is outshone by the planets Jupiter and Venus. The reddish hue of the supergiant star Betelgeuse also stands out nicely in the second photo.
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| Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) setting behind Bristol Head, 29 Oct. Canon FD 300mm f/4L. |
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| The Winter Milky Way, 02 Nov. Leica 9mm f/1.7 |
In this photo the winter Milky Way arcs above the green airglow along the southern horizon. There is a beam of blue light projecting upward from the bottom right. This comes from an inconsiderate landowner two miles away on Highway 149. I was initially annoyed by this light trespass (and still am), but it does add an unusual element to the picture.
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