[sig226]

Looks like Close Encounters or something, doesn't it?

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[RightWhale]

Haven’t seen an actual astronomical dark sky here for 1/4 century. Good night maybe the 4th mag stars are visible, barely.

[The_Republican]

Damn. I was there during spring break but had no idea they had this deal going. I did see the exact same peaks were pretty much snow covered.

Thanks for promoting this Flagstaff /s.

[TheLion]

What a great shot....thanks!

[StormEye]

Even with all of the lights off yours eyes will not be able to pick up the detials shown in the photograph. It would be nice if the poster of the Astronomy Picture of the Day would give some information about how the photo ws taken; like what kind of camera took it and the exposure time of the photo. Was film used or CCD. Size of the lens or telescope, magnification etc.

[xJones]

Flagstaff now enjoys the status of being the first International Dark Sky City, and maintains a lighting code that limits lights from polluting this majestic nighttime view

That's wonderful, let's hope the crime rate doesn't escalate. :)

[dr_lew]

Can anybody pinpoint the location of the camera? I figure somewhere near 35 16 30 N 111 43 40 W. This seems to be the flat plain evident in the foreground. I can’t single out the buildings, though.

[The SISU kid]

Oh how I miss camping in Northern AZ. Nothing beats laying out at night gazing up.......sigh.....

Thanks for the ping!

8^)

[Ciexyz]

just lovely.