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Goddamn
We learned about the Uyuni Salt Flat in Marine Bio this year but the teacher never showed ANYTHING like this!!! I already thought that the band was beautiful, this just makes it 10 times more so. Welp, I know what to put next on my dream vacay list.
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Night Sky Reflections from the Worlds Largest Mirror : What’s being reflected in the world’s largest mirror? Stars, galaxies, and a planet. Many of these stars are confined to the grand arch that runs across the image, an arch that is the central plane of our home Milky Way Galaxy. Inside the arch is another galaxy – the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Stars that are individually visible include Antares on the far left and Sirius on the far right. The planet Jupiter shines brightly just below Antares. The featured picture is composed of 15 vertical frames taken consecutively over ten minutes from the Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia. Uyuni Salt Flat (Salar de Uyuni) is the largest salt flat on Earth and is so large and so extraordinarily flat that, after a rain, it can become the world’s largest mirror – spanning 130 kilometers. This expansive mirror was captured in early April reflecting each of the galaxies, stars, and planet mentioned above. via NASA
Can I go to Lake Thetis? Damn.
Florida’s got nothing on this place, I’m sorry.
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Milky Way + Stromatolites - Lake Thetis, Western Australia
Nikon d5500 - 35mm - 9 x 13s - ISO 3200 - f/2.2
When can I move???
That’s so gorgeous though. I hate artificial lighting. These pictures seem so extraordinary and gorgeous but most people don’t know that the sky EVERYWHERE is gorgeous but our lighting just ruins it.
I remember one time when I went out in the middle of Arizona and I could just barely see the Milky Way. It’s quite a sight. I wish we were able to see it every night.
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Summer Milky Way at Boddington, Western Australia
Nikon d5500 - 50mm - ISO 3200 - f/2.8 - Foreground: 9 x 15 seconds - Sky: 26 x 30 seconds - iOptron SkyTracker - Hoya Red Intensifier filter