The billions of stars in the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear to rise like smoke from a farmyard west of Saskatoon. A clear late summer evening just prior to the moon rising is a good time to photograph this spectacle in the sky. The fine vertical line to the left of the Milky Way is caused by light reflecting off a passing satellite.
Nikon D700, 16mm, 25 seconds, f/2.8, ISO1600