First - and I apologize for the length - but i'm going to post the full article (with the author's permission) by Mark Simon, from last month's Animation World Magazine.

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

Environment

One of the blessings that being an Earthling brings is our view of the stars in clear skies.

This is an uncommonly lovely view showing the Milky Way, Jupiter,the star Arcturus and the Big Dipper in a beautiful and educative way than I've ever seen in a picture .

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070814.html

. [Best use: Scroll down to somewhat below
all of the mountaintops. Then slowly scroll
from left (Milky Way) to far right (Big Dipper

After viewing it all: scroll down ward to
reference identifying information.]