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.

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ESO/A. Santerne

Über das Bild

ID:santerne-northern-sky
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:11. Juni 2013 11:16
Größe:4368 x 2912 px

Über das Objekt

Name:La Silla, Star Trails
Typ:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Kategorie:La Silla
Stars

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