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WATCH: Stunning timelapse of Milky Way over Grand Canyon

The Milky Way stretches across Grand Canyon National Park. Courtesy Gavin Heffernan

TORONTO – Few of us are lucky enough to see the Milky Way in all its glory. But one photographer has brought the stars to us.

WATCH: Timelapse video of the Milky Way (YIKÁÍSDÁHÁ by Gavin Heffernan)

YIKÁÍSDÁHÁ from Sunchaser Pictures on Vimeo.

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Gavin Heffernan shot a stunning timelapse of the rich expanse of stars as viewed from the Grand Canyon National Park and Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

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Even on an overcase night, the sky puts on a magnificent display: Stars peek in and out of the clouds until the rich bulge of our galaxy stretches across the sky.

Heffernan is an independent filmmaker who has been creating stunning timelapses of the night sky.

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