Event Category: Light Painting
December 22, 2024
Rocky Mountain National Park Milky Way
Estes Park, Colorado, United States
Half of the park is at night! Rocky Mountain National Park is an incredible place to photograph the night sky. Mountain silhouettes, alpine lakes and wide open skies make for some unique stargazing and astrophotography opportunities. Trail Ridge Road offers access to vantage points well away from light pollution, and the opportunity to see and photograph the night sky at 11 to 12,000 feet above sea level, through 2 miles less atmosphere than at sea level. Late June is a great time to capture a Milky Way panorama!
December 22, 2024
Salar de Uyuni – Astro Playground (Bolivia)
, Potosi Department, Bolivia
With one of the darkest skies on the planet, the Salar de Uyuni salt flats of Bolivia are arguably the best place in the world to photograph the Milky Way and experiment with astrophotography. In February, the salt flats often fill up with a thin layer of water, allowing for incredible reflections with the night sky above.