Over the span of this beautiful October sky-view, from a cushy lakeside campsite in Northern Maine, two important objects can be observed. The Milky Way Galaxy span over the mountains, all aglow with a faint orange. Zodiacal light, a sweep of dust scattering sunlight along the ecliptic, stretches horizontally, the intersection with the Milky Way marked by a bright, shiny Jupiter. Past the star cluster Pleiades and to Jupiter's right is Gegenschein, the brightening of the Zodiacal which typically remains unseen unless the night is right. From behind the mountains, Begirt and many other stars rise, and in the lake is a reflection of the Hunter Orion.
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