A close view of the Milky Way's core and dust lanes with a very bright planet shining beside it against a dense starfield.

Colorful Core Above the Rocks

A brilliant planet blazes beside the galactic core in this close, unobstructed view, its light rivaling the dense star clouds and dark dust lanes threading through the Milky Way's center.

Date: 3 July 2020
Capture: Canon EOS 600D · 18mm · f/4.0 · 1352s · ISO 6400