The core of the Milky Way...

next to Bald Mountain, high in the western Uinta Mountains of Utah. This new moon is the last opportunity to enjoy the galactic center this season, as it will not rise above the horizon in the northern hemisphere until next spring.

Silhouette of Bald Mountain (11,943 foot (3,640 meters)) on the right.

A frosty sunrise at Mirror Lake (10,050 ft (3,060 m)) the following morning.