Milky Way from Westcliffe, CO (gmadkat)

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Milky Way from Westcliffe, CO

Milky Way from Westcliffe, CO, Bortle 2.

We visited Westcliffe, which is an International Dark Sky (IDA) site, the entire city is protected by ordinances. In Westcliffe they do have street lights in orange and they are dim, and the lights are facing down by ordinance. Near the observatory it was pretty dark except for one annoying supermarket and bank light but even those were facing down. The entire city of 500 people complies as do the surrounding ranches, I have never seen this anywhere else!

Thank you to Mike Selby for the guidance and help to bring out the foreground which adds depth and perspective! Much appreciated! The mountains loom over 14000 ft above sea level and the mid ground is all ranch land, the road and the observatory in the immediate foreground!

5 mins total, stacked and processed, using a Nikon D7500 and a Sigma 14mm lens.

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