Starry sky of a late November night above Himalayas.

The scene was recorded from the World Heritage Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal.

The photographer was along the main trail to the Everest Base Camp at altitude of

about 4000 meters near Namche Bazaar, a gateway to the Himalayan mountain range.

The famous peaks of Everest (8848 meters), Lhotse (the world's 4th highest at 8516 meters),

 and the outstanding Ama Dablam (6812 m) at left, are on the left.

In the middle of image Thamserku is the closest and largest mountain of the view (6623m)

with the bright star Sirius to its upper right. The planet Mars is notable on left side of the mountain,

close to M44 star cluster. Sagarmatha National Park contains a magnificent part of Himalayas

and the southern half of Mount Everest. In fact the park varies in altitude from lowest point of

 2845 m to 8848 m at the summit of Everest. Sagarmatha is a Sanskrit word,

from sagar = "sky" and māthā = "head", and is the modern Nepali name for Mount Everest.

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Above the Clouds in Himalaya

By: Babak A. Tafreshi

Time-lapse video: In a starry night of Himalayas planet Mars and the Beehive Star Cluster (M44)

in constellation Cancer rise above a stupa (a Buddhist religious monument) along the main trail

to the Everest Base Camp. Mount Thamserku (6623m) is visible on the right located in the World

Heritage Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. Babak Tafreshi/Dreamview.net

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