Night Sky - Zajzera Valley

Night scenery with winter Milky Way and evening zodiacal light from Zajzera valley in Julian Alps (NE Italy), near the the Slovenia/Italy border. Images were taken on 2013 March 3 early evening with 8mm, f/4 wide-field lens from a point looking toward the northern slopes of 2750 m high Mt. Montaž/Montasio. One of very rare locations in Central Europe, where zodiacal light is still visible. Image copyright © 2013 by H. Mikuž, Črni Vrh Observatory.