Milky Way over La Palma observatory. View of the Milky Way galaxy in the sky over the telescope array of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Pa

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Milky Way over La Palma observatory. View of the Milky Way galaxy in the sky over the telescope array of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC, or GranTeCan) in the foreground. This observatory is situated 2,600 metres above sea level and is home to some of the world's leading research telescopes.

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