Star Trails in Rocky Mountain National Park
As the Earth rotates, the stars appear to move in circles around the north pole. This photograph is a composite of many short exposures taken over the course of about 90 minutes. The straight lines are airplanes moving across the sky, while the curved lines are the stars. Automobile tail lights give the trees a red glow. The planes and car lights add a human influence to the natural beauty of the star trails.
Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2014
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Martin Snow (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
10.6 MB
Width
4288 px
Height
2848 px
Aspect
134:89
Brand
Nikon
Model
D90
Taken
27 July 2013
Coordinates
40.3726, -105.6212
Tint
Dark purplish blue
Submitted
21 February 2014
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