Light From Milky Way Casts A Shadow
Here's a special photo which shows the light of the Milky Way casting shadows across a late night landscape.
If you're out on a night with a big moon, you wouldn't be surprised to see the moon casting shadows around you.
What's far lesson common are rare circumstances where the light from the Milky Way galaxy is so bright that it casts shadows.
Click here to see an excellent NASA photo of the Milky Way galaxy over a watery landscape.
Here's a short movie of the same scene.
Water Dance from Alex Cherney on Vimeo.
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