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'Starlit Summits' (2016) Edition: NFT 1/1 Artist: Shaun Stewart During a multi-day backpacking trip in 2016, I visited one of the most iconic locations in the Canadian Rockies, Mount Assiniboine. On the second night of our trip, we were fortunate to have clear skies and a new moon, which were ideal for photographing the milky way. We hiked up the summit of Nub Peak for sunset where we were treated to one of the most memorable evenings of my entire life. As the night grew darker the stars began to twinkle into view, filling the sky with one of the most star-rich skies I have ever seen. As the night went on the milky way climbed higher into the sky, until at last it was perfectly aligned above Assiniboine and Sunburst Peak. After capturing the photo I had long dreamed about, we hiked further up the ridge and were treated to a display of aurora borealis to the North. It was truly a night of astrological magic.