The fainter northern arm of the Milky Way rising over silhouetted hills at Bera, Rajasthan, with a pale glow and distant lights along the horizon.

Northern Milky Way Over Bera

A cooler, more diffuse stretch of the Milky Way arcs over the dark hills of Bera, a pale dome of light-pollution glow spreading along the horizon where distant village lights flicker.

Location: Bera, Rajasthan
Trip: Rajasthan 2021
Date: 28 September 2021
Capture: Canon EOS R · 200s · ISO 6400