In this photo taken at Lorry State Park in Colorado, the seasonal constellations for this time of year are labelled and easily identified. Along with constellations such as Draco and Canis Major, the orbital paths of the International Space Station (which is currently orbiting around Earth at this moment) and Discovery Space Shuttle (that landed back on Earth on March 9th this year) are indicated. It is astounding to be able to see many of the lower magnitude stars, such as the full visibility of all of the stars in the typically faint constellation Ursa Minor, due to the remoteness and high elevation of this location. As a future student of University of Colorado at Boulder, I am super excited to be able to star gaze and see clear skies with high visibility of the stars in the night sky.
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