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Sun in the desert

Experimental solar farms on the Gobi, seen from the cockpit of a flight crossing the planet.

Solar fields and a glowing tower in the Gobi desert, seen from the air.

From the cockpit of the same 340, en route over the Gobi desert: experimental solar farms the size of a city, perfect geometry laid over nothing, the sun flashing off every field.

The haze of eleven kilometres of atmosphere is not a flaw in the photo: it is proof that you really can see this from an airliner, without getting any closer.

The same field, a few seconds later.