Milky Way Over the Salar de Uyuni
by James Brunker
Title
Milky Way Over the Salar de Uyuni
Artist
James Brunker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Milky Way rises over the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat covering 10,582 square km / 4,086 square miles, in south west Bolivia. The glowing patch of stars on the right of the image is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), an irregular dwarf galaxy visible in the southern hemisphere that orbits the Milky Way. The clear skies and high altitudes (the Salar is at 3656m / 12,000ft above sea level) in the southern hemisphere can make for stunning views of the stars and the Milky Way, especially as the region is generally very dry.
These salt cones are near Colchani village on the shore of the Salar and have been made by the villagers. They are left there for several days in the strong sun so the salt dries out; later they will be collected in trucks and taken to the village to be processed and finally sold as cooking salt throughout Bolivia. The yellowish glow on the horizon left of centre are the lights of Uyuni village maybe 20km /15 miles away, the other lights are vehicles driving on the Salar.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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April 8th, 2016
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