23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Badlands Milky Way Composite
The foreground is a view of a Badlands National Park landscape. The sky is a later shot of the Milky Way a few degrees to the right. In the fall in the dark of South Dakota, United States, the Milky Way makes a great appearance over the otherworldly landscape.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Near Interior, South Dakota, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 8 |
| Copyright: | © Denneen Peterson |