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nbcnews: ‘The World at Night’ can be brightly beautiful – but there’s a dark side, too (Photo: Andreas Max Baeckle) Are the images featured in The World at Night’s annual “Earth and Sky” photography contest meant to celebrate the wonders of the night sky, or draw attention to the worries about the night sky? They’re meant to do both, says astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi. Read the complete story and view more photos. 
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‘The World at Night’ can be brightly beautiful – but there’s a dark side, too

(Photo: Andreas Max Baeckle)

Are the images featured in The World at Night’s annual “Earth and Sky” photography contest meant to celebrate the wonders of the night sky, or draw attention to the worries about the night sky? They’re meant to do both, says astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi.

Read the complete story and view more photos. 

Lightning Under the Milky Way “Lightnings And Stars At Lake Korission Corfu, Milkyway Galaxy: Photo of Milky Way at Mount of St. Matthew with magnificent view at lake Korrision, undr the storms at the back is the island of Paxos and the left Lightnings is hitting Preveza and the right lightning strikes at mount Enos of Kefalonia.” — B. Metellinos
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Lightning Under the Milky Way

“Lightnings And Stars At Lake Korission Corfu, Milkyway Galaxy: Photo of Milky Way at Mount of St. Matthew with magnificent view at lake Korrision, undr the storms at the back is the island of Paxos and the left Lightnings is hitting Preveza and the right lightning strikes at mount Enos of Kefalonia.” — B. Metellinos

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