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Milky Way at dawn. Panoramic fisheye view of the Milky Way as viewed from the Chajnantor plateau of the Atacama Desert in the Chilean Andes, at dawn. The bright central bulge of the galaxy in the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius is in the middle, whilst the bright yellow-red star Antares marks the heart of Scorpio. At right, the two bright stars of Alpha and Beta Centauri are visible. Further right is the Southern Cross and the Coalsack Dark Nebula. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/BABAK TAFRESHI, TWAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)