Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
Moon glow from the rising quarter moon, directly behind Balanced Rock, Arches National Park. The midnight moonlight from the rising moon is overpowering all but the brighter stars. However, you can clearly see Pleiades, the Seven Sisters constellation (Messier object 45 or M45) to the right. Light painting for Balanced Rock is coming from a stationary, reflected quartz halogen spotlight (2-million candlepower) about 300 feet away.
Milky Way stars over 'The Organ' in Arches National Park. The Organ has been light painted from a distance of about 700 feet by a single, stationary quartz halogen light (from camera right). The glow on the right horizon is from the moon, which will rise in another 30 minutes. Camera direction is northeast.
Starry Night sky over Balance Rock in Arches National Park. As tall as 23 men, or a 13-story building --the total height of Balanced Rock is about 128 feet (39 m), with the balancing rock rising 55 feet (16.75 m) above the base. The big rock on top is the size of three school buses. This sandstone formation has been light painted from a distance of about 450 feet by a moving, diffused, quartz halogen light (from camera left). Camera direction is northeast. Photographed about three hours after sunset.
Milky Way stars over Zion National Park. Springdale, Utah is the entrance to Zion National Park, and is surrounded on both sides by the the park. The mountains are illuminated by the reflected lights from this small town. The mountain in the center is called "The Watchman".
Milky Way stars over The Great White Throne, The Organ, and Angels Landing -- all from the bottom Zion Canyon, at the Big Bend turn in Zion National Park.
Milky Way stars over an unnamed lake near Hayden Pass (10,375 ft. / 3,162 m.), on the edge of the High Unitas Wilderness, Utah, USA. Red glow from Salt Lake City metro area, 55 miles (89 km) away.
Starry night sky over Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park. Cirrus clouds, backlighted by stars give the impression of an aurora borealis. Note the meteor and a portion of the Big Dipper pointing to the North Star, Polaris, in the top right corner.
Milky Way Stars over John Moulton barn and homestead, Grand Teton National Park. Photographed @ 11:30 PM (2.5 hours after sunset). Light Painting added to enhance recognition. This photo was taken from the "backside" of the barn in order to line up with the Milky Way at this season of the year.
Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
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