Milky Way over Arava Valley

A long, empty asphalt road stretches through a desert landscape in the Arava Valley under a vibrant, star-filled night sky featuring the Milky Way galaxy.

A night photograph of an empty asphalt road stretching through the Arava Valley desert, under a vibrant star-filled Milky Way galaxy See more

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