Nam Co
"Nam Co" in Tibetan and "Tengger Lake" in Mongolian both mean "Heavenly Lake." At an elevation of 4,718 meters, Nam Co is one of the "Three Sacred Lakes of Tibet" and is known as the first sacred lake of the ancient Xiangxiong Buddhism. It is also a famous Buddhist holy site. On the Zaxi Peninsula near Nam Co, you can enjoy the beautiful Nam Co starry sky. From September to October each year, you can see the center of the Milky Way appearing over Nam Co and Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain. In addition, Nam Co is not only a great place to capture the starry sky but also ideal for capturing sunsets and sunrises.
Everest Base Camp
The Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Rongbuk Monastery at the foot of Mount Everest is the closest place that ordinary people can reach, with tents for climbers and tourists. Because it is closer to the sky, you can see the Milky Way like a waterfall and a sky full of stars at night in Rongbuk Monastery, as if you can touch them! Watching the abundant stars surrounded by Mount Everest, silent and purifying, no words are needed. April to June is a good time to photograph the starry sky of Mount Everest, and you can see the Milky Way rising from the sky above Mount Everest after midnight. Stars emit different colors of light due to their different surface temperatures. When the temperature is high, the stars appear blue; when the temperature is low, they appear red.
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is recognized as a holy mountain worldwide, and is considered the center of the world by Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Bon, and Jainism. After over a decade of testing, the National Astronomical Observatory determined that Ali is a strategic location for astronomical development, and it is also known as the "Third Pole" along with Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the Atacama Desert in Chile, which are both top global observatory sites. "Heavenly Ali, the most beautiful starry sky" - it can be said that this is the perfect place to capture the night sky!
