Some of my astrophotography work from my trip last week to Death Valley, Zion, and Arches National Park 1. The Orion Constellation, the most prominent feature of the winter night sky, seen through Windows Arch in Arches National Park 2. The Milky Way through Double Arch in Arches National Park 3. The Milky Way in Zion National Park 4. The bright star in this photo is actually the planet Venus, the brightest object in the night sky at the time of this photo 5. The Orion Constellation over Zion National Park. The bright star at the top is the planet Jupiter 6. The Milky Way as seen from the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. Also in this photo to the left of the Milky Way is M31, also known as the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest galaxy to us approximately 2.5 million light-years away 7. Orion and Jupiter from Death Valley. It was a foggy night, which caused an interesting halo effect around the brightest stars and planets All photos were taken wi...