In some ways, Oregon becomes a completely different place at night. Stars and galaxies are shimmering pinpoints of colored light in the distance. The air is fresh and crisp and everything is perfectly still, perfectly quiet. Oregon at night can be like another planet, where glowing electric light competes with the sparkling night sky and the silhouettes of trees and mountains line the distances. These 10 photos capture the magnificence of Oregon beneath the night sky.

1) The Milky Way over Crater Lake.
Flickr/ Daniel Parks
The beauty of the night sky is almost surreal.
2) The Grave Creek Covered Bridge.
Flickr/ james ronan
The covered bridge is alight with a warm, lovely glow.
3) The full moon in a hazy sky.
Flickr/ Todd Kulesza
Amazing... you can almost hear the wolves howling.
4) Peter Iredale by starlight.
Flickr/ John Hann
An amazing long exposure of the stars shimmering above the Peter Iredale shipwreck near Astoria.
5) 4th of July fireworks in Ashland.
Flickr/ Al Case
Spectacular!

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6) The Newport Belle just before dawn.
Flickr/ Scott Law
A serene moment.
7) The sparkling cosmos over Southern Oregon.
Flickr/ Al Case
Silhouettes of trees against a backdrop of turqoise stars.
8) Big fat moon.
Flickr/ Bill Young
The 2014 lunar eclipse.
9) Lightning on the Columbia River.
Flickr/ Ian Boggs
Electricity fills the sky.
10) Falling upwards into the stars.
Flickr/ Jeff Few
So immaculately intricate.

Which of these pictures was your favorite? Let us know in the comments. Also, please feel free to share your own nighttime photos of Oregon in the comments or on the Only In Oregon Facebook page.

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