The arch of the Milky Way unfolds its wonders between the Aiguille du Midi and the Cosmiques refuge (3,613 m) in the Mont Blanc massif. On its right, the Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m) towers impressively, with Jupiter and Spica further away, right above the Dome du Goûter (4,304 m). Climbers’ headlamps light up the seracs of Tacul, while other groups departed from the refuge of Grands Mulets (on the rocky outcrop at the bottom right of the image) begin the ascent of Mont Blanc.