In today's image, we see a stairway leading up a mountain and apparently to the Milky Way in the sky! Of course, the Milky Way is far beyond anything here on Earth, but this does give us a striking view. In the sky, we see the stars Vega and Altair as well as the airglow near the horizon.

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