... Credit Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ) Explanation: Capella , alpha star of the constellation Auriga , rises over Mt. Everest in this panoramic view of the top of the world at night . ... Moonlight illuminates the famous peaks of Everest (8840 meters) and Lhotse (8516 meters) at the far left, and a stupa (a Buddhist religious monument) in the foreground, along the main trail to the Everest Base Camp. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...