The Milky Way Over Son Kul
At 3,016 meters in the Kyrgyz highlands, there is a lake where the sky is so clear you can see the galaxy you live in. Getting there is the hard part.
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At 3,016 meters in the Kyrgyz highlands, there is a lake where the sky is so clear you can see the galaxy you live in. Getting there is the hard part.
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