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Star Trails: Secret Paintings of the Night Sky
A star trail is a star’s movement photographed over time. It is not visible to the human eye so getting a picture right requires expertise, skill and patience. The following stunning pictures of star trails reveal the hidden paintings created by the movement of stars, night after night. Circular patterns abound under the deft strokes of a paintbrush across the skies.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
When you wish upon a star, you may not be wishing on what you think you are. The reason: shooting stars are of course not stars at all but meteors, the streaks of light we see etched in the sky when the space rocks known as meteoroids burn up as they hit the Earth's atmosphere. When a number of meteors appear to radiate from one point in the sky, we are treated to the celestial event known as meteor showers – but forget your umbrella; break out your telescope!
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
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