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. 

Credit:

ESO/A. Santerne

About the Image

Id:santerne-lasilla-um
Type:Photographic
Release date:7 June 2013, 16:28
Size:4368 x 2912 px

About the Object

Name:La Silla, Star Trails
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail
Category:La Silla
Stars

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