Night sky above Himalayas and Nepalese village. Big Dipper rising above Himalayan peaks and the village of Gorak Shep in Sagarmatha National Park, Nep

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Night sky above Himalayas and Nepalese village. Big Dipper rising above Himalayan peaks and the village of Gorak Shep in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. This village is at an elevation of 5150 metres, with the temperatures dropping to minus 20 degrees Celsius at night. Photographed on 3 December 2015.

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