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Pic du Midi observatory - Circumpolar

author: L.Laveder/Novapix

reference: a-pas01-00016

Image Size 300 DPI: 30 * 20 cm

By pointing a camera towards the north at night, we can record the paths of stars which never set. They appear to circle the apparent position of the Earth's axis of rotation projected on the sky. 1 hour exposure. 800 ISO.

Keywords for this photo:

1995 - ANTENNA - ASTRONOMY - CIRCUMPOLAR - DOME - FRANCE - LANDSCAPE - NIGHT - NORTH CELESTIAL POLE - OBSERVATORY - PIC DU MIDI - POLARIS - POLE STAR - ROTATION - STAR - STAR TRAILS - STARRY SKY -