Emerald Lake
Milky Way over Emerald Lake (8,000 feet) in Lassen National Park. Single shot captured 75 minutes after sunset, adding light pollution but also useful foreground light and lake reflections. There is an interesting sidebar to this cold evening alone on the lake. Soon after dark I turned around to check the rocky hillside—I had seen deer earlier and was thinking of prey—and spotted what appeared to be an illuminated and symmetrical ladder ascending straight up from the top of the ridge. For several minutes my mind conjured up explanations that no rationale person would disclose to others before resuming my photography. The next day the explanation for my other-worldly sighting was answered: I had observed a Starlight satellite train launched by Space X Falcon 9—thanks Elon.
Emerald Lake
Milky Way over Emerald Lake (8,000 feet) in Lassen National Park. Single shot captured 75 minutes after sunset, adding light pollution but also useful foreground light and lake reflections. There is an interesting sidebar to this cold evening alone on the lake. Soon after dark I turned around to check the rocky hillside—I had seen deer earlier and was thinking of prey—and spotted what appeared to be an illuminated and symmetrical ladder ascending straight up from the top of the ridge. For several minutes my mind conjured up explanations that no rationale person would disclose to others before resuming my photography. The next day the explanation for my other-worldly sighting was answered: I had observed a Starlight satellite train launched by Space X Falcon 9—thanks Elon.