Starry night sky over the Licancabur volcano, on the border between Chile and Bolivia. Deneb, one of the brightest stars in Earth's sky, can be seen o

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Starry night sky over the Licancabur volcano, on the border between Chile and Bolivia. Deneb, one of the brightest stars in Earth's sky, can be seen on the left, in the Cygnus constellation. Cassiopeia is seen on the right. In the foreground are ice penitentes: tall, thin blades of ice that form at high altitudes.

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