Time exposure, Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

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Stars rotate around Polaris as seen atop the summit of 13,796 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea is home to world's largest conglamerate of observatories. The Gemini Telescope (which is moving during exposure) is in the foreground with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located in the background. Visitors to Mauna Kea find themseleves above 40 percent of the earth's atmosphere and are subject to the affects of altitude sickness. Hawaii, USA.

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Size: 5220px × 3479px
Location: Big Island of Hawaii
Photo credit: © Don Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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