milky way, night sky, stars, minnesota

            Milky way night sky stars over a small unnamed tombolo island in Lake Superior near Grand Marais, MN. Taken on a cold night in July before smoke from all the western wildfires this summer rolled in. 

The Northern part of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota is 1 of only 14 places in the world designated by the International Dark Sky Association as a Dark Sky Sanctuary:  "land that has an exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment".   On clear moonless nights, the night sky in this area is amazing!

Taken in: United States / Minnesota / Unorganized Territory of East Cook / Covill (show map)

Taken on: July 7, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/2.8, 20 sec, 14mm, ISO 8000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	20
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	8000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows)
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