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usonian

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Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:09 AM 6 hrs ago

Someone turned the lights on El Capitan. (spoiler, the moon)


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Sensitive webcam captures stars.

Obviously easier to see when the moon is not lighting everything up.

Webcams courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy https://yosemite.org

Live links are below. Dark right now except for the moonlit mountain.



Half Dome (from Ahwahnee meadow)


High Sierra (from Sentinel Dome) Half Dome by day.


Yosemite Falls


El Capitan. Half Dome in the background. From Turtleback (Just above Tunnel View)
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Someone turned the lights on El Capitan. (spoiler, the moon) (Original Post) usonian 6 hrs ago OP
Amazing! Thanks usonian! George McGovern 3 hrs ago #1
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