Milky Way above the Cliffs of Moher equals stunning

We have featured the amazing work of photographer Damien Stenson on our site before, but this time he might have surpassed himself.

Taken recently, he was aiming to take a picture of the moon, but it was partially covered by clouds.

Stenson photographed the scene anyway saying that “living in the west of Ireland , you take what you get. About an hour after this the sky had closed over.”

What he got was this amazing vista:

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Keep up the good work Damien. You can check out more of his work on his Facebook page.