Absorbing the Energy of the Zodiacal Light Incahuasi Island Bolivia
by James Brunker
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Absorbing the Energy of the Zodiacal Light Incahuasi Island Bolivia
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James Brunker
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Photograph - Photograph
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A person (actually a rare selfie!) standing in front of the Zodiacal Light under the Milky Way's Galactic Centre, taken on Incahuasi Island in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni in south west Bolivia. The Zodiacal Light is produced by sunlight reflecting off dust particles in the Solar System. It is visible along the ecliptic during the spring and autumn months before dawn or after sunset (which depends whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere).
The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, covering 10,582 square km / 4,086 square miles. The forked cactus is an Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies). They grow in Bolivia and northern Argentina and are common in the region. In the cold dry climate they only grow at approx 1cm a year, the tallest are well over 10m high......
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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December 29th, 2017
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
James Brunker replied:
Many thanks for featuring this image in the Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections group Jan!