Sunset & Milky Way at Mont Blanc


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On our last evening in Chamonix, we witnessed a stunning sunset along the mountain range between Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc – a farewell, wild and majestic, a contrast between daylight and altitude. At night, an impressive Milky Way revealed itself, which we could clearly see despite the many streetlights in the middle of Chamonix, raw and surprising.

A Nighttime Photo Journey

So at 2 a.m. we didn’t go to bed but headed out again to take photos – especially the sight of the Milky Way next to Mont Blanc was incredible and has since been hanging as a poster in our living room, a spectacle of stars and memory.

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Evening light on the rock needle – the last evening in Chamonix.
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The chain of peaks glowing in the last light.
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Clouds above the dark ridges after sunset.
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Snowy summits at dusk.
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The Milky Way above the forest, despite the lights of Chamonix.
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A band of stars across the sky.
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The Milky Way rises between the trees, the valley glowing below.
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Stars above the mountain range – out again at 2 a.m.
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The Milky Way beside Mont Blanc – this picture now hangs as a poster in the living room.

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