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7 best places to see Milky Way in India

These seven destinations offer some of the clearest Milky Way in India views, from Ladakh’s high-altitude desert to the salt flats of Kutch

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The Milky Way is the galaxy that holds the Earth, Sun and the Solar System. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, which is 100,000 light-years in diameter. Looking from Earth, the Milky Way is seen as a white or pale cloud because our point of view is within the galaxy, and we have to look through the disk of the galaxy to see its centre. The number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy has been estimated by NASA to range between 100 and 400 billion. The Solar System is located halfway between the centre of the galaxy and one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way.

Here are 7 places to spot the Milky Way in India:

Nubra Valley, Ladakh: Places around Hunder and Turtuk are particularly interesting for travellers who want to combine daytime exploration with night-sky viewing
Pangong Tso, Ladakh: At around 4,350 metres, the lake is surrounded by mountains and far removed from the bright skies of India's major cities
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan: Sam Sand Dunes and Khuri are popular areas for desert camping, giving visitors the chance to stay outdoors after sunset
Coorg, Karnataka: Southern Coorg, particularly around Theralu, has been noted for Class 2 skies on the Bortle scale, with views of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy
Rann of Kutch, Gujarat: The vast salt desert of the Rann of Kutch creates an unusual foreground for night-sky viewing. Its flat terrain gives stargazers a broad horizon
Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh: Villages such as Langza, Kibber and Komic are popular among stargazers because of their elevation and open horizons
Hanle, Ladakh: Hanle stands at about 4,500 metres in eastern Ladakh and is home to the Indian Astronomical Observatory
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