A True Image from False Kiva
Is there any place in the world you could see a sight like this? Yes! This digital mosaic shows the night sky as seen from False Kiva in Canyonlands National Park , eastern Utah, USA. Diving into the Earth far in the distance is part of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy . Much closer, the planet Jupiter is visible as the bright point just to band's left. Closer still are the park's picture sque buttes and mesas lit by a crescent moon. In the foreground is the cave housing a stone circle of unknown origin named False Kiva . The cave itself was briefly lit by flashlight during the exposure. Astrophotographer Wally Pacholka reports that getting to the cave was no easy trek . Also, mountain lions were a concern while waiting alone in the dark to record the mosaic.