File:Milky Way over Medano Creek (52746254466).jpg

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Great Sand Dunes is an International Dark Sky Park due to our location far from city lights, the dry air, and high elevation. On clear moonless nights mid-summer to early fall, the edge of our Milky Way galaxy is visible as a soft whitish cloud in the evening sky.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve at https://flickr.com/photos/94707653@N06/52746254466. It was reviewed on 30 March 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.

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