Fire Wave and Milky Way, Stars at Night, Valley of Fire State Park Nevada

By May 7, 2013June 24th, 2013Landscape Astrophotography, Milky Way Photos

The Milky Way and Stars at Night over the Fire Wave in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

The Fire Wave in Valley of Fire: an interesting striped expanse of sandstone, now commonly photographed. I wanted to make some uncommon images of the Fire Wave, so I set up my camera with an intervalometer to photograph it all night long. This image shows the Milky Way rising over the horizon with the Fire Wave in the foreground. Distant lights of Las Vegas and nearby urban communities can be seen but the sky above was surprising clear of light pollution. The Valley of Fire sure is a beautiful place! Cheers and thanks for looking!

The Fire Wave, a striped sandstone formation in Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park, with the Milky Way rising above in the night sky.

The Fire Wave, a striped sandstone formation in Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park, with the Milky Way rising above in the night sky.