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Southern Sky and Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)

author: F.Espenak/Novapix

reference: a-pas01-10014

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 24 cm

The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore-side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The two hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars.

Keywords for this photo:

1997 - ASTRONOMY - BOLIVIA - CIRCUMPOLAR - LAKE - LAKE TITICACA - LANDSCAPE - MILKY WAY - NIGHT - ROTATION - SOUTH CELESTIAL POLE - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR TRAILS - STARRY SKY -