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Picture of the day: Starry, starry night

By General Aviation News Staff · November 17, 2016 ·

Kitfox’s John McBean sent in this picture of Kitfoxes in the night taken by Trent Palmer at the 2016 High Sierra Fly-in.
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The High Sierra Fly-in is held in October at Dead Cow dry lake bed outside of Reno, Nevada, McBean noted.

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  1. Robert Talarczyk says

    November 19, 2016 at 7:41 am

    “Starry Starry Night”…Excellent Image and a Keeper!

  2. Phil says

    November 18, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Impressive photo. It is not easy to capture light as faint as starlight and get the aircraft to show up as well. Nice job.

  3. Mária Nucci says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Great picture; one to save. The Sierra sky is beautiful once one escapes Reno’s neon and other artificial-light impairments. Keep shooting, Trent!

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