Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a universe that is filled with stars and wonder.<\/p>\n
Good morning. It\u2019s December 21, and today\u2019s image showcases our very own Milky Way Galaxy above the Pyrenees mountain range, which separates Spain from the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n
It was sent in by a reader who captured it while hiking through the mountains and in their words bivvying\u2014a new word for \u201cminimalist camping\u201d that I learned about five minutes ago. I\u2019m jealous. Hiking through the Pyrenees and gazing at the stars at night sounds like a wonderful dream. The photographer told me they are no great astrophotographer, but that the skies were so dark and brilliant that even this single exposure photo taken with a Fuji X100 APS camera looks stunning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s still one of my favorite starry skies memories from hiking the Haute Randonn\u00e9e Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9enne, a high mountain route going all the way coast to coast along the French\u2011Spanish border,\u201d the photographer said. \u201cBecause both the daytime and nighttime vistas there were just bloody marvelous.\u201d<\/p>\n
I have greatly enjoyed writing these Daily Telescope entries and seeing the amazing work you all have sent in. We\u2019ve published everything from the very best images taken by NASA\u2019s space telescopes down to iPhone photos. We all share the skies, and see and document them in our own way. Thank you so much for your submissions; there have been many more than we can publish. But I treasure them all and your time in sending them in. I can\u2019t wait to see what delights the new year will bring. Until then, happy holidays, and may your stars be merry and bright.<\/p>\n
Source: bulbs_01_frizzle<\/p>\n
Do you want to submit a photo for the Daily Telescope? Reach out and say hello.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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