Milky Way over McGregor Lake in the solstice twilight, Alberta, Canada.

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The galactic centre area of the summer Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius low over McGregor Lake reservoir in southern Alberta on a summer night. Jupiter is the bright object at right to the west of the Milky Way; Saturn is dimmer left, east, of the Milky Way. The sky is blue from the lingering summer solstice twilight. The pink Lagoon, Swan, and Eagle Nebulas show up well, despite this being an unmodified camera. Unfortunately, so does light pollution from towns to the south, primarily Lethbridge. The long exposure smooths the water and blurs the reflections which come from one of the static images. The most southerly Messier objects, the star clusters M6 and M7, are just visible in and below the band of clouds.

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Size: 6300px × 4206px
Location: Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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