Posted on 03/12/2022 5:29:09 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Northern winter constellations and a long arc of the Milky Way are setting in this night skyscape looking toward the Pacific Ocean from Point Reyes on planet Earth's California coast. Sirius, alpha star of Canis Major, is prominent below the starry arc toward the left. Orion's yellowish Betelgeuse, Aldebaran in Taurus, and the blue tinted Pleiades star cluster also find themselves between Milky Way and northwestern horizon near the center of the scene. The nebulae visible in the series of exposures used to construct this panoramic view were captured in early March, but are just too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. On that northern night their expansive glow includes the reddish semi-circle of Barnard's Loop in Orion and NGC 1499 above and right of the Pleiades, also known as the California Nebula.
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Used to live in Point Reyes. Beautiful
Great hiking, backpacking and camping. The clams and oysters from Tomales Bay are a nice bonus.
Absolutely beautiful!
We take our dogs hiking around there when we visit family in the area.
Will have to stay into the evening next time, we always head home before the sun goes down.
Now one of my few rotating desktop wall papers.
A stunning photo.
So did I - proud graduate of West Marin Elementary, class of 1963.
Lived in many towns in Marin over the years. It is a fabulously beautiful place. The last place I lived was on the Bay Ranch towards Marshall. Went to St Columba Inverness for 20+ years and got married there. Then I went to Montana in 2003…
I lived on Argyle just across the draw from St. Columba.
Beautiful
Nice!
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