Milky Way glimmers in the sky above Turkey [Photo]

By Catie LearyTue, Sep 04 2012 at 10:08 AM EST

Milky way shines over glowing towns in Turkey

Photo: Tunç Tezel

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 competition

The Milky Way stretches across the sky above pockets of hazy lights emanating from towns and villages near the mountains of Turkey’s Uludag National Park.

Shot by photographer Tunç Tezel, the image was selected as a finalist for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest, which is organized annually by England’s Royal Observatory Greenwich to showcase the most beautiful photos of the night sky.

via Milky Way glimmers in the sky above Turkey [Photo] | MNN – Mother Nature Network.