See the Milky Way from El Teide
Visiting Tenerife's volcano at the Canary Islands
Aug. 21, 2018 - Willem L. Middelkoop
This summer holiday brought me to Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. It's a popular destination because of the climate, but it's also the home of Teide, the world's second highest volcano (7500 m, measured from the sea floor). The incredible views reach way beyond earth, into outer space, the Milky Way and other distant galaxies.
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