Bright winter sky

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The arc of Milky Way with bright winter gems is photographed in this panoramic photo from Yunnan Astronomical Observatory in southwestern China. Jupiter is the brightest object in the middle top. Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky, is also visible in the lower left. The dome, housing a 2.4 meter diameter robotic telescope, reflects the light of rising moon.
Jeff Dai

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Lights or Stars? Today most city skies have become virtually empty of stars, but there is still places beyond your imagination. Here is the view of Yaqing Monastery, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province of China. Reaching 4000m above sea level, it provides superb clear skies. The central bugle of our Milky way galaxy still shines brightly above a sea of lights.
The temple is associated with the Tibetan Buddhism. With more than 30,000 Sangha members now, it is the largest concentration of nuns and monks in the world.
Jeff Dai

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A long exposure image has captured star trails and the setting moon above the coast of Atlantic Ocean, Lüderitz, Namibia. Stefan

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This morning twilight view above a cloud-covered valley in Uludag National Park of Turkey shows a parade of planets Venus, Jupiter and Mars (fainter) next and the crescent Moon. Click the constellation icon above the image to see this planetary gathering a day earlier with the Moon higher.
Tunc Tezel

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Panoramic winterscape of a starry night on Mount Uludag in Turkey, with the winter constellations in southwest (middle-right) and spring constellations rising at east (left) where bright planet Jupiter is visible in Leo and Mars in Virgo near the bright star Spica.
Tunc Tezel

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