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Startrails over Forbidden City

author: Yu Jun/Novapix

reference: a-pas01-00136

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 16 cm

The Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty(1620) to the end of the Qing Dynasty(1912), is located in the center of Beijing. Despite the serious light pollution, in the clearest night, you can still see the stars shinning over the palace.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ASTRONOMY - BEIJING - CHINA - CIRCUMPOLAR - FORBIDDEN CITY - LANDSCAPE - MONUMENT - MUSEUM - NIGHT - NORTH CELESTIAL POLE - STAR - STAR TRAILS - STARRY SKY - UNESCO - WORLD HERITAGE -