A lone star gazer is silhouetted against the Milky Way and a dark night sky from the deck of the old fire tower at the Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

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A lone star gazer is silhouetted against the Milky Way and a dark night sky from the deck of the old fire tower at the Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory in West Virginia.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Hanging Rock Tower Trail, Waiteville, WV 24984, USA
Photo credit: © Jesse Thornton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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