One thing that has been on my bucket list for a long time has been staying at a resort that focuses on astronomy and dark sky observing. The closest to us is Canyon of the Eagles resort near Lake Buchanan in the Texas hill country north west of Austin. Now that I have retired, Linda and I decided to take a few days to check it out. We enjoyed the astronomy presentation at their observatory the first evening. The next morning, I got up at about 4:30, pulled a jacket over my PJs and grabbed my gear to set up our front of our room to try shooting the Milky Way. This was the result.

Nikon D750, Irix 15mm

Edited in LightRoom for exposure, clarity, noise reduction plus additional processing using mask to bring out the Milky Way