Well, it is really both.
What you're seeing is the light that left there a long time ago, and is at present, visible to you.
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Absolutely beautiful!!!! Amazing pictures, bae. Thanks so much for sharing.
They remind me of this site, which I visit every day - Astronomy Picture of the Day: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Beautiful and mind-bending!
I keep coming back to look at these - so beautiful!!!!
Last night, 2AM, from my driveway, looking up. No fancy gear involved, or signal processing, just a simple 30 second exposure with a digital camera and wide angle lens. This time of year I only get one hour and fifteen minutes of actual "dark" dark to work with, and luckily the fog blew away a bit for a few minutes.
https://i.imgur.com/JNZI1lY.jpg
That is breathtakingly beautiful!!!
That is an art beyond. Thank you so much for posting this beautiful image. I don't have access to 'dark' dark anymore as I remember seeing as a child and being entranced by the sky at night.
Nice! Wonderful picture, bae!
Don't think I have ever seen anything like it.