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Star trails at Paranal
A view from the desert landscape around ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile 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.
Crédit:R. Wesson/ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | rwesson-paranal-11jan2014-cc |
| Type: | Photographique |
| Date de publication: | 12 octobre 2016 15:46 |
| Taille: | 1920 x 1182 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Star Trails |
| Type: | Local Universe : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail : Star |
| Catégorie: | Paranal |
