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Green Bank Observatory Night

The full arch of the Milky Way stretches across the horizon on a clear night atop Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The Byrd Telescope glows red in the darkness at Green Bank. Photo courtesy Jesse Thornton.

Beury Mountain at Night

Moon over the Ohio River

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