So for the next two hours we shot frame after frame, getting better and better at making nicely painted scenes of the arch as the Milky Way slowly moved into a great sweeping angle. It was ...

This artist's impression shows how the Arches star cluster appears from deep inside the hub of our Milky Way Galaxy. Milky Way: It’s a spiral galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than ...

The skies above Arches National Park are some of the darkest ... you'll be amazed by crystal clear views of the Milky Way and surrounding constellations. Some of the best places to stargaze ...

This story appears in the December 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. It's hard to be modest when you live in the Milky Way. Our galaxy is far larger, brighter, and more massive than most ...