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10 spectacular images of the Milky Way

By Australian Geographic • 25 May 2021

Image credit: Lorenzo Ranieri Tenti

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Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas have released the winners of their annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition. Here are 10 of our favourites.

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