Southern star trails above La Silla
A fish-eye's view from the rocky desert landscape around ESO's La Silla Observatory reveals stars' paths — star trails — as they appear to journey through the night sky. Caused by the Earth's rotation relative to a static sky, the stars appear to travel around one fixed point — Earth's Celestial South Pole — which is just visible above the rust-tinted horizon.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | lasillafisheye2-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 8 December 2015, 14:32 |
Size: | 6239 x 6239 px |
About the Object
Name: | La Silla, Star Trails |
Type: | Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail : Star |
Category: | Fulldome La Silla |
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