Milky Way over Mongolian ovoo. The ovoo is draped with colourful prayer flags. Ovoo are sacred stone heaps used as altars or shrines in Mongolian folk

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Milky Way over Mongolian ovoo. The ovoo is draped with colourful prayer flags. Ovoo are sacred stone heaps used as altars or shrines in Mongolian folk religious practice and in the religion of other Mongolian peoples. They are usually made from rocks and wood. The Milky Way is our galaxy seen from the inside, forming a band of stars and nebulae stretching across the sky. Photographed on 26 July 2016, in Inner Mongolia, China.

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Photo credit: © JEFF DAI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, 21st, 26, 2016, asian, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, building, century, china, chinese, cultural, culture, earth, elements, fire, flag, flags, galactic, galaxy, july, milky, mongolia, mongolian, night, night-time, ovoo, prayer, prayers, religion, religious, sky, space, stars, tower, wind