Milky Way over Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak valley ÿ For this composite image

ÿ For this composite image I used a sky from the prior night

but when you add a full supermoon and the red glow of the rising sun it becomes magical

ÿ In fact

ÿ It was a beautiful site despite the brutal wind and cold

Milky Way over Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak valley ÿ For this composite imageI planned this shot for a while, waiting for a particularly clear night to reduce the light pollution and allow the full glory of the Milky Way to shine through.? Alas, after over five tries, I realized there was just too much light from Colorado Springs.? For this composite image I used a sky from the prior night.? But this is what it would have looked like! ?