A night scene captured at the end of summer from Portugal's Dark Sky Alqueva reserve shows a galactic arc above a dead tree, featuring both parts of the summer and winter Milky Way.

The same new moon that sets up the total solareclipse Aug. 1 will create dark night-sky conditions for stargazing, makingthis a great time to check out the beautiful midsummer Milky Way. Campers ...

Night sky photographer Chad Powell captured this beautiful image, which he aptly calls "Too Many Stars To Count," on Oct. 4 using a Canon 6D camera (25 seconds, f/2.8, 20mm, and ISO 4000).