--- title: "Astronomy Photo of the Day: 7/25/15 – Milky Way & Mount Rainier" description: "[caption id=\"attachment_42083\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"700\"] Milky Way Over Mount Rainier   (Image Credit: Brad Goldpaint)[/caption] Mount Rainier—the highest mountain within the Cascade Mountain Range, and in the state of Washington (USA) as a whole—is no stranger to astrophotographers. Because light pollution is scarce around the mountain and its base, the bands of the Milky Way come into..." date: "2015-07-25" modified: "2015-07-25" authors: - name: "Jaime Trosper" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jaimefqtq" url: "https://futurism.com/apotd-milky-way-mount-rainier" categories: - "From Quarks to Quasars" --- # Astronomy Photo of the Day: 7/25/15 – Milky Way & Mount Rainier ![]() [![Milky Way Over Mount Rainier]()]() *Milky Way Over Mount Rainier *(Image Credit: Brad Goldpaint)** Mount Rainier—the highest mountain within the [Cascade Mountain Range](), and in the state of Washington *(USA)* as a whole—is no stranger to astrophotographers. Because light pollution is scarce around the mountain and its base, the bands of the Milky Way come into focus, proving especially beautiful using a long exposure technique. This image, taken by [Brad Goldpaint](), almost certainly involved long-exposure astrophotography, given the meteor streaking through the sky on the far left. The white dots standing against the snow-capped mountains (beneath the streak of light) are from climbers attempting to summit Mount Rainier, which stands 4,392 meters *(2.7 miles)* high. His image, along with about a dozen other ones (like [this]()), made the shortlist for astronomy photographer of the year. (See a larger image [here]()) ## Author Jaime is a freelance writer, who finds great joy in sharing the wonders of universe with others. She used this passion to launch "From Quarks to Quasars" in 2012.