The first really clear night of the year finally came in mid-May. Temperatures were mild, there was no wind, the air was dry, and fog rolled in to cover up the lights of the boom town of Temecula, CA.

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The Summer Milky Way
and Iridium Flares

 

Time-lapse Video of Iridium Flares

 

Time-lapse Video of the Rising Milky Way