David Lane’s absolutely stunning image of the Milky Way over Devils Tower. If everything’s ready here on the Dark Side of the Moon… play the five tones.
From NASA:
A mysterious formation known as Devils Tower rises into the dark above northeastern Wyoming’s prairie landscape in this 16 frame panoramic view. Seen against the night sky’s thin, pale clouds and eerie green airglow, star clusters and nebulae of the Milky Way arc toward the galaxy’s central realm at right.
See NASA’s annotated version at Astronomy Picture of the Day. (via Laughing Squid)