Thank you very much Mike most appreciated

One note QD, from the mountain the lights of El Paso (~200 mi) are visible to the west and the lights of the oil fields about ~80-100 miles north are also visible on clear evenings....Cheers

Thank you very much lxu532, most appreciated...

Glad you like it jederick....

Thanks and you're more than welcome Ourspolair...

Thank you very much Joe...

Thanks Mike, Yes, I do like that area, just north of Ft Davis....btw, Hwy 90 from San Antonio to I-10 is one of my all time favorite roads in America...Cheers

Thanks for the T-U LS

Thanks QD, most appreciated...bet you get some really dark & clear nights up there...

Univ of Texas's McDonald Observatory is located just outside Ft Davis TX on Mt Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. All the information about the site is explained here; https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/about a good read.

Whenever we travel through West Texas, we always plan a stop in Alpine TX and schedule a night time Star Party, a night of star gazing at the observatory with many of their telescopes. Excellent programs, excellent speakers and so informative. West Texas and the Davis Mountains provide some of the darkest skies in the Continental US. Cold and clear and winter seems to be the best times we've found and as for cold, its cold, mighty cold on that mountain in February.

If you are ever passing through W Texas and have the chance, a Star Party at the McDonald Observatory is well worth it. In the winter time, dress warm, really, really warm....this was taken in early Feb a few years back and really cold.

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Been a long time coming we’re supposed to be out at the end of last year....cheers

What do they say most often; "buy the best glass you can."

That's really cool stavros, wonderful effects, great photo and processing.