Even though I love thunderstorms, I was hoping for a clear sky to photograph the milky way since I was only in the Badlands one night. At 10 pm it didn't seem like it was going to happen so I returned to my campsite. But just before going to sleep at midnight I looked up and could see stars. So I drove back to the overlook and saw this. Badlands National Park is one of the best places you can go for dark skies with very little light pollution.
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