Camera location	36° 41′ 01.82″ N, 117° 33′ 47.97″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	36.683839; -117.563325

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 12 November 2022. It was captioned as follows: English: 360° panorama of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley at night. The Milky Way is visible as the arc in the center. A sailing stone is also seen below along with the tracks of other stones. Other languages: Čeština: Panoramatický noční snímek s úhlem 360° vyschlého amerického jezera Racetrack Playa v Údolí smrti a galaxií Mléčná dráha v centru snímku nahoře. Deutsch: 360° Panorama-Foto der Racetrack Playa in Death Valley bei Nacht. Die Milchstraße ist als Bogen in der Mitte zu sehen. Zu sehen ist auch ein Wandernder Stein mit seiner Spur sowie die Spuren anderer wandernder Steine. English: 360° panorama of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley at night. The Milky Way is visible as the arc in the center. A sailing stone is also seen below along with the tracks of other stones. Español: Fotografía panorámica (360º) nocturna de Racetrack Playa en el Valle de la Muerte. En el centro de la imagen la Vía Láctea es visible con la apariencia de un arco luminoso. Français : Photo nocturne panoramique (360°) de Racetrack Playa dans la vallée de la mort. L'arc de cercle étoilé correspond à notre voie lactée. Une pierre glissante se trouve au-dessous parmi les pistes d'autres pierres. Magyar: A Racetrack Playa 360 fokos éjszakai panorámája. A kép közepén a Tejút látható egy fényes ív formájában. Alul egy vándorló kő, más kövek nyomai mellett (Death Valley Nemzeti Park, Inyo megye, Kalifornia) Nederlands: Nachtelijke 360-gradenfoto van Racetrack Playa in Death Valley in de Amerikaanse staat Californië. De boog in de lucht is de Melkweg, op de voorgrond ligt een van de glijdende rotsblokken. Português: Fotografia panorâmica (360°) noturna do lago seco Racetrack Playa no Parque Nacional do Vale da Morte. No centro da imagem a Via Láctea é visível com a aparência de um arco luminoso. Македонски: Сестрана слика (360°) на Долината на Смртта во САД. По средината се гледа Млечниот Пат во облик на лак. Русский: Круговая панорама Млечного пути над дном высохшего озера Рейстрек-Плайя с движущимися камнями в Долине Смерти, Калифорния Українська: 360° панорама Чумацького Шляху над висохлим озером Рейстрек-Плайя у Долині смерті вночі, США. Внизу також видно вітрильний камінь разом із слідами інших рухливих каменів. فارسی : تصویری از راه شیری گرفته شده در دریاچه خشک شده‌ی ریسترک پلایا واقع در دره مرگ

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• 2007-05-09 01:15 Trialsanderrors 4000×1290×8 (1207310 bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
• 2007-05-08 16:04 Clh288 4000×1290×8 (1207310 bytes) This image of [[death vally]] at night was taken by Dan Duriscoe, for the [[U.S. National Park Service]]. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html