Viewed from the top of Sunshine Buttress on a late winter morning, the Milky Way core rises like a banner to the south over the iconic steel bridge.

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Viewed from the top of Sunshine Buttress on a late winter morning, the Milky Way core rises like a banner to the south over the iconic suspension bridge over the New River Gorge in West Virginia.

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Size: 6016px × 4000px
Location: Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States
Photo credit: © Jesse Thornton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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