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Pike Knob and the Great Rift

Springing forth from the peak of Pike Knob in West Virginia, one of the darkest places in the state, the center of our Milky Way galaxy hangs low on the horizon as the Sagittarius arm extends toward the dark river of molecular dust clouds known as the Great Rift, flanked by innumerable stars along the galactic plane extending to Cepheus and the terrestrial horizon in the direction of North Fork Mountain.

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Uploaded on July 29, 2016
Taken on June 29, 2016