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the Milky Way at night in Arches National Park
May 10, 2016

Overarching Splendor

The Milky Way blazes a spectacular trail of color over Sand Dune Arch in Utah’s Arches National Park. The park is home to more than 2,000 of these stunning formations—the largest concentration of natural stone arches in the world.

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Photograph by Manish Mamtani, National Geographic Your Shot

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