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Standing stone

Sérgio Conceição from Elvas, Portugal

The Milky Way arches above the Menhir of Meada, thought to be the largest example on the Iberian Peninsula of a menhir — stones placed upright by Bronze Age (or possibly earlier) peoples for reasons unknown. The imager used a Canon mirrorless camera and 15mm lens to take two minutes of exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 640.