20mm orion

stellar pic!, great colour btw too, betelguese really looks like its about to go supernova

I look at a picture like this and find it real hard to believe we are the only intelligent life.

Real nice shot. I wish lived where light pollution was not existent like that, but then I might not have a job!

JTX wrote in post #12042156
I look at a picture like this and find it real hard to believe we are the only intelligent life.

Real nice shot. I wish lived where light pollution was not existent like that, but then I might not have a job!

I believe there are some areas in western Texas that are considered dark sky preserves. Up here in Canada where I live, I'm only about 1 hour from Canada's second largest dark sky preserve which is in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park [39,600 hectares (396 square km)]. I'm also only about 8 hours from Canada's largest (and worlds largest) DSP in Jasper National Park[11,228 square km]. When you can find one of these areas or even one that has very little light polution, it's mind boggling just how much you can see when you look up.

I hope your able to find an area in Texas.