Archive for the ‘Milky Way’ Tag
Half the park is after dark when the night skies come alive with dazzling stars. In the winter, skies are filled with a whole new catalog of stars, making the experience even better. Derek Culver took this amazing photo in December of Zion National Park in Utah. That’s the Virgin River, the Watchman, and in the sky, you can see the Orion Constellation with Barnard’s loop and Orion Nebula. Photo courtesy of Derek Culver. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 3/5/17.
Arches National Park. Photo by Joshua Snow. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 5/4/17.
Amateur photographer Matthew Hanna won the Share The Experience photo contest night sky category for this beautiful pic of the Milky Way stretching above the seastacks at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Spanning the Oregon coast, the wilderness islands and windswept headlands of Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge are celebrated for their abundant wildlife, rugged grandeur and amazing night skies. Photo by Matthew Hanna. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/4/17.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park in California is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the story of its eruptive past while roaring steam, thumping mud pots and boiling pools continue to shape the land. Photo of a starry night over Lake Manzanita by Kedar Datta. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 5/25/17.
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If you like stargazing, you’ll love this picture of the Milky Way over Maine’s Acadia National Park. Photo by Manish Mamtani. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/21/17.
Winter in south Florida means highs in the 70s, making it a great time to visit Big Cypress National Preserve. With over 729,000 acres of freshwater wetlands, Big Cypress is home to an amazing variety of plants and animals, including the rare Florida panther and the iconic American alligator. The sunrise views are also outstanding. Photo by National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 2/1/17.
Winter at Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve means highs in the 70s. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/1/17.
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An unforgettable night sky – with a tinge of color from the Northern Lights – stretches over Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. America’s national parks hold some of the last remaining harbors of darkness where visitors can enjoy the splendor of these protected dark skies. Photographer Matthew Newman says his nighttime adventure forever changed the way he experiences nature: “Making a seven-mile snowshoe hike round trip in the middle of the night to try and capture the Aurora Borealis and Milky Way from this location was amazing.” Photo by Matthew Newman. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/15/17.
Arches National Park in Utah is the perfect place to snuggle into your sleeping bag and spend the night counting stars. Towering rock formations reach for the Milky Way as the magnificent landscape surrounds you in silence. Photo by Allen Utzig. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 11/26/16.
It doesn’t get any more beautiful than this: the Milky Way as seen from Observation Point in Utah’s Zion National Park. Photo by Joshua Snow. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 12/9/16.
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Nothing compares to staying up all night, watching the stars twinkle overhead. Derek Culver captured this amazing pic at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. The lights on the mountain: A few climbers getting an early start to the summit under the Milky Way. Photo by Derek Culver. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 12/26/16.
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Death Valley National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 10/20/16.
Photographer Michael Sprill wanted to capture the Milky Way over the amazing landscape of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. He used a long exposure to capture the night sky and a flashlight to shine on Silex Spring, spotlighting the geothermal pool. He was very excited about the results, “The steam coming off the water really makes the photo look magical!” Photo by Michael Sprill. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 11/20/16.
Another beautiful sunset on the road through California. That funny looking thing is a Joshua Tree, in Joshua Tree National Park. Photo by Ben Pelta-Heller. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/25/16.
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Sunset over Montana’s Glacier National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 10/18/16.
Sunset over South Dakota’s Badlands National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 10/19/16.
The Milky Way over Death Valley National Park … with a glow on the horizon. Photo by Sriram Murali. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/17/16.
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Another out-of-this-world moment at Wyoming’s Devils Tower National Monument. Photo by Rip Rippey. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 9/6/16.
Beyond its spectacular natural beauty, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah offers 1.9 million acres of cliffs, terraces, trails and views for your needed nature fix. Established in 1996, the monument is an adventurer’s dream and a fantastic scientific resource for geologists, paleontologists, archaeologists and biologists. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 9/18/16.
A powerful lightning storm lights up the sky over Arches National Park! Photo by David Lane. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 9/19/16.
The Milky Way over the Watchman at Zion National Park. Photo by Evan Kokoska. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 10/11/16.
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Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park. Photoby Derek Culver. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 7/31/16.
The sky above California’s Death Valley National Park comes alive at night! Milky Way photo by Sriram Murali. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/17/18.
The Milky Way behind Balanced Rock Arizona’s Arches National Park. Photo by Joshua Snow. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/2/16.
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Midnight makes for a dazzling display of stars in this shot of the Milky Way over Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park. Photo by Matt Shiffler. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 7/26/16.
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