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“The Rocks”

The fantastical colors of the Milky Way over New Zealand’s coast.
The fantastical colors of the Milky Way over New Zealand’s coast. Photo: Rachel Roberts

You’d be forgiven if you thought this shot came from some artwork in a laser tag arena from the 1980s. In this photograph, the Milky Way forms an extreme half-halo over Motukiekie, the western coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It silhouettes the sea stacks and reefs along the coast.