Sunday, January 1, 2012

McCain Valley Stars

McCain Valley is a great place to view the stars, it has some very dark skies. I spent the night with my son this last week there and got to view more stars than I photographed...it was cold, very cold..

The moon and Venus
The moon and Venus, Cottonwood Campground

The moon, Venus and Fomalhaut(?) form a triangle. An airplane flew thru sky during the photograph
The moon, Venus and Fomalhaut form a nifty triangle, Cottonwood Campground

Cygnus, the Northern Cross, Vega is below. It seems centered in the Milky Way,
Cygnus, the Northern Cross, Vega is below. It seems centered in the Milky Way, Cottonwood Campground

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