Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park 18 Sep 2023

Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park

The Milky Way Galaxy has billions of stars; among them, our own Sun finds its place. Its name is derived from the radiant, irregular band of stars and gas clouds known as the Milky Way, which graces Earth"s sky. Methodical observations of the night sky started with early civilizations and astronomy, the oldest natural science that studies celestial objects and their phenomena, is still a modern source of fascination around our own ever-orbiting planet. That love of the night sky is what brings stargazers to Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, a site free from heavy light pollution.

© Daniel Garrido/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Green shoots
18 Sep 2024Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
18 Sep 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

3 Sep 2025St Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
10 Aug 2024Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
5 Nov 2023Guy Fawkes Night
A castle full of history
8 Nov 2023Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia, Wales
Turquoise delight
20 Dec 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
11 Feb 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
26 Oct 2025British Summer Time ends
Towering trees of Tuscany
Taking a New Year nap
16 Jan 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States
5 Sep 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
29 Jun 2025International Day of the Tropics
2 Feb 2024Six Nations Championship
29 Apr 2024Fujian Tulou, China
7 Jun 2024World Oceans Day
5 Aug 2024Hertfordshire, England
An underwater paradise
10 Nov 2023Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
7 Feb 2024St James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
11 Feb 2026Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, USA
2 Sep 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
Life on the lake
25 May 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
11 Feb 2024Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
19 Dec 2024Sibiu Christmas Market, Romania
8 May 2025World Donkey Day
The beauty of intricate carvings
The lonely castle