Photographer Captures Extraordinary Image of Milky Way in Hi-Res That Took 12 Years of Exposure

Courtesy of J-P Metsavainio

An opalescent pendant, the Milky Way cuts a colossal path through the night sky. It is the nebula of our galaxy that has inspired a sense of awe and mystery in humankind throughout history.

It was this sense of wonderment that photographer JP Metsavainio hoped to capture with an extreme long-exposure composite image of the Milky Way.