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Milky Way Over Abandoned Kilns (July 25, 2011)

This is a compilation of five separate photographs taken in the same location: Nevada, USA.  The structures are called kilns and they were built in the 1870s to process wood into charcoal.  The diagonal from the top, center of the photo to the lower right corner is the Milky Way Galaxy.  To the right of the Milky Way, one can see the constellation Scorpius, and the first magnitude star, Antares!
This picture is so beautiful; it makes one appreciate the advances in astronomy that have been made over the course of history.