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English: 360° panorama of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley at night. The Milky Way is visible as the arc in the center. A sailing stone is also seen below along with the tracks of other stones.
Deutsch: 360° Panorama-Foto der Racetrack Playa in Death Valley bei Nacht. Die Milchstraße ist als Bogen in der Mitte zu sehen. Zu sehen ist auch ein Wandernder Stein mit seiner Spur sowie die Spuren anderer wandernder Steine.
Español: Fotografía panorámica (360º) nocturna de Racetrack Playa en el Valle de la Muerte. En el centro de la imagen la Vía Láctea es visible con la apariencia de un arco luminoso.
Français : Photo nocturne panoramique (360°) de Racetrack Playa dans la vallée de la mort. L'arc de cercle étoilé correspond à notre voie lactée. Une pierre glissante se trouve au-dessous parmi les pistes d'autres pierres.
Українська: 360° панорама Чумацького Шляху над висохлим озером Рейстрек-Плайя у Долині смерті вночі, США. Внизу також видно вітрильний камінь разом із слідами інших каменів.
فارسی: تصویری از راه شیری گرفته شده در دریاچه خشک شده‌ی ریسترک پلایا واقع در دره مرگ
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Source http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070508.html
Author Dan Duriscoe, for the en:U.S. National Park Service.
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Camera location 36° 41′ 01.82″ N, 117° 33′ 47.97″ W  Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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  • 2007-05-09 01:15 Trialsanderrors 4000×1290×8 (1207310 bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
  • 2007-05-08 16:04 Clh288 4000×1290×8 (1207310 bytes) This image of [[death vally]] at night was taken by Dan Duriscoe, for the [[U.S. National Park Service]]. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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36°41'1.820"N, 117°33'47.970"W

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