The galactic core region of the Milky Way over Upper Waterton Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada


June 1, 2021 - The galactic core region of the Milky Way over Upper Waterton Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, on an early June night. Scorpius is at right, Sagittarus at centre, with the Galactic Dark Horse and Small Sagittarius Starcloud above and the pink Lagoon Nebula at centre. The M6 and M7 star clusters are just above the end of the lake. The sky is slightly blue from the impending moonrise and the solstice twilight.


Size: 6150px × 4154px
Location: Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
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