Milky Way over river gorge, with airglow (red-yellow) and the Big Dipper (far left). The Milky Way (far right) in the night sky over the Pulo do Lobo

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Milky Way over river gorge, with airglow (red-yellow) and the Big Dipper (far left). The Milky Way (far right) in the night sky over the Pulo do Lobo stretch of the Guadiana River, in the Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve, Portugal. The Milky Way is our galaxy seen from the inside, forming a band of stars and nebulae stretching across the sky. Photographed in 2018.

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Photo credit: © MIGUEL CLARO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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