Streaking stars
This image, taken from the Paranal Observatory site, shows a misty Atacama Desert with stars (and the moon) streaking across the sky. The streaking effect is created by taking the image with a very long exposure, showing up the observed movement of the stars as the Earth rotates.
Credit:R. Wesson/ESO
About the Image
Id: | wesson-aa013 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 29 July 2013, 16:45 |
Size: | 2908 x 1632 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Desert, Stars |
Type: | Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon |
Category: | Stars |