Jeff Dai captured this image on October 7, 2016 and wrote:
Is it a view of alien world? Actually it’s captured from our planet Earth. Deep in the Himalayas, I made a self-portrait among the serac atop a glacier in Tibet, China.
Due to the thin air of approximately 17,000 feet (5,300 m) above sea level, even the overexposed moonlight can’t washout the bright central bugle of our Milky Way. Mars is also visible to the left.
Canon 6D . Lens: Tamron 15-30 f2.8
Single exposure, at 22mm, ISO 3200, f2.8, 15seconds; processed in Photoshop.
Jeff said this particular glacier is located at the border of China and Bhutan. It’s close to the NO.40 boundary monument. So it’s named Number 40 glaciers by Chinese travelers.
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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