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One of the standard cliché Instagram shots that gets ridiculed on occasion is the plane wing photographs, usually accompanied by some clouds or a sunrise or sunset. And while we agree that taking a photo out the window of your commercial airplane is tacky and overdone, the photo above by astrophotographer Alessandro Merga is a big fat beautiful exception.
Capturing photos of the galaxy is challenging, but even more so when you're cruising 30,000 feet above the air at 600 mph. For photographer Alessandro Merga, these are the perfect conditions for capturing a truly unique image of the Milky Way. This article explains how he managed to capture a breathtaking shot of the galaxy from his airplane window.