images

Milky way above Zion

by

Wally Pacholka/Novapix

Reference

a-vlc02-00148

Date

2009-12-20

The Milky Way, our home galaxy of 100 billion stars arches above the Zion National Park in southern Utah, USA. The Zion Canyon (pictured above) is 24 km long and marks the junction of the Colorado Plateau and Mojave Desert regions. The image is taken on the edge of the City of Springdale just at the entrance to Zion national park. This city has done a great job of keeping their night skies dark. It is these faint city lights that are lighting up the beautiful landscape here.