Star Trails at 19,000 Feet
This is a southern night sky captured @ an altitude of 19,000 feet with a temperature of -18C. (I wish FL was that cold.) This is the Southern Celestial Pole of the Andes mountain Ojos del Salado. The whole structure is a stratovolcano, or the highest active volcano @ 22,000 feet. This was a time exposure over an hour and a half. The Milkyway in the left, Magellanic clouds, and other star trails were recorded visually here. I think it's a pretty beautiful picture. I'd love to go someplace calm, quiet and cold like this someday. It really connects you to the peace within nature.
