Gallery: The Burning Beauty of Solar Energy in the Nevada Desert

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    The edge of the field of mirrors, as the sun sets.
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    The solar reserve contains over 10,000 heliostats, or solar mirrors.
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    A lone vehicle drives near the tower at the center of the field.
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    At dawn, the heliostats align themselves towards the sun.
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    The field of billboard-sized mirrors measuring 1.75 miles across.
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    A full moon sets behind the mirrors, which turn to face the rising sun. A blackbird is perched on one of the mirrors.
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    Each mirror rotates individually.
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    The town of Tonopah lies in the distance.
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    Each mirror measures 37 feet wide and 24 feet tall.
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