The Milky Way rises over the forest

The Milky Way rises over the forest

The Milky Way rises above San Isabel National Forest in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
The Milky Way rises above San Isabel National Forest in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

Clear skies and getting away from city lights allowed me to get out and shoot the stars this past Monday. It was, as always, amazing to me to see how many points of light are above when conditions are right – it is breathtaking.

Here, thanks to a long exposure, you can see the center of our galaxy. The bright ‘star’ you see is actually Saturn and toward the left edge of the image you can see two, faint meteors streaking side by side

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