Milky Way Nightscapes

A view of the Milky Way at night from a beach in Terengganu, Malaysia.

Jakarta, Shawwal 1438/26 June 2017 (MINA) – Thousands of glittering stars lighting up beautiful Indonesian and Malaysian nightscapes will take your breath away.

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The stunning scenery is bathed in the mystical glow of starlight, and the bright lights of the bustling city below look like bubbling lava flowing from nearby volcanoes, yahoo.com reported.

The incredible pictures were taken by photographer Grey Chow, 30, at Indonesia’s Mount Bromo and in Malaysia.

The Milky Way is our home galaxy. It contains over 200 billion stars, including our Sun.

The Milky Way has a diameter of 100,000 light years, and is a barred spiral galaxy. The discovery of the Milky Way goes back to the Ancient Greek philosopher Democritus. (T/RS5/RS1)

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Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)