Captured from the pristine shores of Crump Lake near Plush, Oregon, this striking image showcases the brilliant, structure-rich core of our Milky Way galaxy slicing through the night sky. The horizon glows faintly against the 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback—the largest contiguous Dark Sky Sanctuary in the lower 48 states. Using a tracked, multi-exposure sequence, astrophotographer Dave Doctor beautifully reveals the intricate lanes of cosmic dust and distant starlight that are perfectly preserved by some of the darkest, most pristine night skies left on Earth.
Captured from the pristine shores of Crump Lake near Plush, Oregon, this striking image showcases the brilliant, structure-rich core of our Milky Way galaxy slicing through the night sky. The horizon glows faintly against the 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback—the largest contiguous Dark Sky Sanctuary in the lower 48 states. Using a tracked, multi-exposure sequence, astrophotographer Dave Doctor beautifully reveals the intricate lanes of cosmic dust and distant starlight that are perfectly preserved by some of the darkest, most pristine night skies left on Earth.