Airglow and faint aurora borealis or northern lights (due to recent massive solar flares) seen over the Teton Range on July 17, 2012 at 12:55 AM, as clouds roll in. Twenty minutes later, the sky was almost completely obscured with cloud cover. This is looking over Jackson Lake. The light on the lake is from the Signal Mountain marina. The Grand Teton is on the far left. Mount Moran is in the center (directly west @ 270º). Above Moran is the yellow-orange star, Arcturus, and the bright one above that is Izar, both in the constellation Bootes (see notes). The brightest blue star at the very top (directly in line with Moran) is Alphekka, in the constellation Corona Borealis.
Milky Way dawn over Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park. (Pre-dawn - 4:13 AM two hours before sunrise, taken from Elk Ranch Flats Turnout.)
Trees silhouetting the Milky Way stars, as they shine over Jenny Lake and the reflecting Grand Teton peak, Grand Teton National Park
Milky Way stars over Teton Range and Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park. Glow on left horizon is light pollution from the town of Jackson, Wyoming, about 30 miles away.
Starry night sky and the northern tail of the Milky Way over the light-painted Castle Rock, a sandstone monument in Castle Valley, Utah. The top portion is called Castleton Tower.
Milky Way stars over Grand Teton Mountain Range, Grand Teton National Park
A light-painted 'sand pipe' formation in Kodachrome Basin State Park, under a starry night sky and the northern end of the Milky Way.
Pole to pole stars in the Milky Way - starry night sky. Photographed near McCall, Idaho USA.
Stars and Milky Way behind 'The Mask' - Bryce Canyon National Park. This is the northern end of the Milky Way, with many constellations like the Paleiades, or Seven Sisters (star cluster just above right eyebrow of The Mask).
Stars and Milky Way behind 'The Mask' - Bryce Canyon National Park. This is the northern end of the Milky Way, with many constellations like the Paleiades, or Seven Sisters (star cluster just above right eyebrow of The Mask).
Stars and Milky Way behind 'The Mask' - Bryce Canyon National Park. This is the northern end of the Milky Way, with many constellations like the Paleiades, or Seven Sisters (star cluster just above right eyebrow of The Mask).
Stars and Milky Way behind 'The Mask' - Bryce Canyon National Park. This is the northern end of the Milky Way, with many constellations like the Paleiades, or Seven Sisters (star cluster just above right eyebrow of The Mask).
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