@Night: Isla Del Sol, Bolivia

                                                                       Isla Del Sol, Bolivia
                                                                             June 2014

Milky Way rising over Lake Titicaca. The yellow light pollution near the horizon is from La Paz, Bolivia.
June 22, 2014; 7:23:48 PM

We spent just 1 day there and this is my 4th post about Isla Del Sol. This is an awesome place for the body, mind and soul.  While arriving there was an adventure, the Sunset was spectacular and the island was beautiful, the night sky was out of this world, literally :)

The large bright object to the right of the tree trunk is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). 
June 23, 2014; 5:11:08 AM

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is the small blotch to the right and top of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
Both the LMC and SMC are considered as satellite galaxies to our Milk Way galaxy and are not visible
from Northern hemisphere locations. You can view them from India. 
June 23, 2014; 5:46:06 AM

The southern part of the Milky Way, visible only from the southern hemisphere.
The dark clouds visible in this shot were worshiped by Incas and associated with Inca's mythology.
The 2 bright stars at the center are the Alpha and Beta Centauri, referred to as the "eyes of the Llama" by the Incas.
To their right is the dark cloud called "Coalsack" and to its right is the Southern Cross. 
June 22, 2014; 7:32:07 PM

Early in the morning. Due to the motion of the earth around the Sun, the Milky Way appears to be setting.
As a reference, what ever is towards the top in the first photo is towards the bottom in this photo :) 
June 23, 2014; 4:42:31 AM

Moon over the Sun island. Venus is rising just above the mountain peak. 
June 23, 2014; 4:53:09 AM

Moon, Venus and Pleiades (7 sisters, Krithika) to the left of Venus.
 June 23, 2014; 5:21:40 AM

Moon, Venus, Pleiades and Taurus just rising above the mountain peak. 
June 23, 2014; 5:31:39 AM

Taurus ( the inverted "V" ) is below Venus and above the mountain peaks.
Even with the moon shining, so many stars were visible clear and bright, thanks to the 13,000 feel elevation. 
June 23, 2014; 5:48:49 AM

What a place to enjoy the day time views as well as the night skies !!! Our guide, Rodrigo, showed us the piece of land he had bought in Isla Del Sol. He is planning to build a house and retire here :). Lucky Guy !!!