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Star trails over La Silla
A combined series of nighttime exposures captures these impressive star trails over ESO's La Silla observatory. The stars appear as trails because of the apparent daily motion of the sky, which is, in fact, due to the rotation of the Earth on its own axis.
This photograph was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Alexandre Santerne.
Credit:ESO/A. Santerne
Over de afbeelding
Id: | santerne-northern-sky |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 11 juni 2013 11:16 |
Grootte: | 4368 x 2912 px |
Over het object
Naam: | La Silla, Star Trails |
Type: | Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Categorie: | La Silla Stars |
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