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Star trails hanging over La Silla
A long series of exposure at night captures these impressive star trails over ESO’s La Silla observatory. The stars appear as trails because of the apparent motion of the sky, which is, in fact, due to the rotation of the Earth on its own axis.
Crédit:ESO/A. Santerne
À propos de l'image
Identification: | santerne-lasilla-um |
Type: | Photographique |
Date de publication: | 7 juin 2013 16:28 |
Taille: | 4368 x 2912 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | La Silla, Star Trails |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail |
Catégorie: | La Silla Stars |
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