Milky Way sparkles over night sky in NE China's Heilongjiang

This stack composite photo taken on June 19, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Xunke County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Liu Dapeng/Xinhua)

This stack composite photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Fujin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 20, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Fujin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 20, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Tongjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Wenbin/Xinhua)

This stack composite photo taken on July 17, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Acheng District of Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Liu Dapeng/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua)

This stitched photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Shuangyashan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua)

This stitched photo taken on July 14, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Jiaxing/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 16, 2026 shows the Milky Way above the Mongolian Autonomous County of Dorbod, Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Zeng Dong/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 18, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 18, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Shuangyashan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 19, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Li Jiaxing/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 18, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 21, 2026 shows the Milky Way above Fujin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)