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Liberty Cap was created by a hot spring. Its internal pressure was sufficient to raise the water to a great height. Milky Way erupts from Liberty Cap!

Old Faithful has been erupting for more than 125 years. Average height of eruption is 130 feet. The temperature just prior to eruption is 95 degree celsius. Erupts every 90 minutes.

The Mosaic Arch

Polaris over Mesquite Tree

Wanted to capture Lyrid meteors with the milky way but captured a sporadic meteor.

Night sky at Gates to the Valley.

To the top left of the bright object (crescent moon - hidden in the trees), you can spot the open star cluster of Pleiades. Close to this is Jupiter.

Can you guess which direction I am facing based on the movement of the stars?

Captured this photo at night. The tiny white dots are stars.

Long exposure to capture star trails. Notice the light pollution in the background. Used flashlight to light up the tree in the
foreground.

Milky way is brightest in the constellation Sagittarius. The center of our galaxy lies in this direction.

Waxing Crescent Moon.

Green light is a beacon to the brightest part of the Milky Way.

Shot on 05/20/2012.

North Star over Mono Lake Tufa.

Full Moon & Pine Tree

In Solitude

Transit of Venus (06/05/2012)

Milky Way reflection at Tenaya Lake. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8150 feet.

North Star over Mono Lake Tufa

This is the near side of the moon (always seen from the earth). Notice the maria and the craters. Photo has been cropped.

North Star over Mono Lake Tufa

Santa Cruz lights spoiled the Milky Way!!

As we are inside the Milky Way, we don't get to take any pictures of it from an angle above the galaxy. We get pictures in which we see
the structure of the milky way from inside of it.

Waxing Crescent Moon lights up Half Dome.

The comet can be seen at the bottom of the image. You can see the nucleus and the faintly visible tail.

Night sky at Lake Tahoe.

These meteors are usually green, red or orange and appear to radiate from constellation Perseus. This meteor is traveling from lower left (green) to upper right (orange).

Milky Way

Waiting For Mothership

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