Breathtaking Time-Lapse From The Best Place In The World To Photograph Stars

The pristine night sky — chock full of gleaming stars and awe-inspiring views of our Milky Way galaxy — comes to life in a magnificent time-lapse video shot from El Teide, Spain’s highest mountain. It’s renowned as one of the best places in the world to photograph stars.

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Mr. TSO is a passionate landscape photographer and filmmaker from Norway, he filmed this video between the 4th and 11th April 2011. Mr. TSO had the pleasure of visiting El Teide, Spain’s highest mountain with a summit of 3718m, one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars above.