Sep 2-4&10-14 2011: Kaghan Valley; A trip to 12 Lakes & Preparation trek of Miranjani

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View on the opposite side

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The nalah running down to meet Kunhar

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Look towards lake bazaar across the dam

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View from the bridge

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View from our camping area

Time 12:45 a.m.

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Malika Parbat and star trails

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Another starry sky shot

Large view:

0316A by Sabrite, on Flickr

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Large view:

0317A by Sabrite, on Flickr

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Any idea what's that big star, space station / planet i.e venus etc...
Such clear night sky is hard to find in UK..I miss those nights..

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I managed to capture some stars just under the nose of the moon

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Any idea what's that big star, space station / planet i.e venus etc...
Such clear night sky is hard to find in UK..I miss those nights..

The white circle is Jupiter and its 4 moons together appearing as one bright star.

The red circle is Pleiades or Seven Sisters. Its an open star cluster.

You can have a detailed look in large size shot above

Such skies are only available in very dark places. If it had not been a full moon night, i would have definitely captured the milkyway as well.

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Some more views from camping area

Time 1: 00 a.m.

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The source of apparent daylight in all above shots

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Close-up shots of the stream running down from the dam to Kunhar

[alam786]

Indeed. Nice Informative Thread. Well Done!!!

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