Vast Beauty

The "vast beauty" of the Milky Way shines over Queensland, Australia, in a picture submitted to National Geographic's Your Shot photo community by Russ Benning.

"The shot was taken as an experiment, but I am very happy with the result," Benning write in his submission.

Read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/pictures/120628-best-space-pictures-202-milky-way-mercury-hubble/#/space202-milky-way_55769_600x450.jpg