The Night Sky

With all of its grandeur and beauty, the night sky is really a sight to see.  Unfortunately, so much light pollution in cities makes it difficult to how many stars light up in the heavens.  A man by the name of Nick Risinger is an amateur photographer who quit his day job to fulfill a dream of publishing a comprehensive high quality picture of the entire sky.

His website explains his project and has some really cool pictures and interactive material for anyone to use.  My favorite feature in the website is the Interactive 360 degree view of the night.  Just click the info button and all of the constellations pop up and as you scroll over stars or galaxy the name appears and when you click on it, you are sent to the wiki page about it.

I was stunned again as I was on vacation at Bear Lake, Ut that the night sky is so full of light.  I saw the milky way for the first time in years.  It was a pretty sight.