Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
Stars over Tetons at Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park
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.
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.
Milky Way stars over Grand Teton Mountain Range, 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
Photography by © Royce Bair - Starry night sky and Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons, Grand Teton National Park
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