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“The Starry Sky Over the World’s Highest National Highway”

The Milky Way over the mountains and a highway.
The Milky Way over the mountains and a highway. Photo: © Yang Sutie

A very specific superlative, but a cool sight nonetheless. The light coming from the bending National Highway 219 in Tibet contrasts nicely with the jaggedness of the mountain Kula Kangri in the background, as well as the familiar sprawl of the Milky Way.