Milky Way over Yunnan Astronomical Observatory. Arc of the winter Milky Way and its constellations over Yunnan Astronomical Observatory, Yunnan, China
Milky Way over Yunnan Astronomical Observatory. Arc of the winter Milky Way and its constellations over Yunnan Astronomical Observatory, Yunnan, China. This dome houses a robotic telescope. The Milky Way is our galaxy seen from the inside, forming a band of stars and nebulae stretching across the sky. Lunar alpenglow, the glow seen around moonrise and moonset, is visible here. Photographed on 27 December 2013.
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Photo credit: © JEFF DAI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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