The graceful arc of star trails across the night sky is one of the easiest astro-images to capture. Nevertheless, these timeless photos of infinity continue to fascinate and delight us.
The following photo gallery offers a collection of star trails for you to enjoy.
Circumpolar Star Trails Over Bolivia (97SS51w) | Circumpolar Star Trails Over Bolivia (97SS51w) 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. Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) |
Mud Huts and Star Trails (97SS62w) | Mud Huts and Star Trails (97SS62w) Circumpolar star trails mark the south celestial pole as they circle above native Bolivian mud huts on the shore of Lake Titicaca. Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) |
Star Trails Over Titicaca - I (97SS49w) | Star Trails Over Titicaca - I (97SS49w) The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore-side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The half hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars. Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) |
Star Trails Over Titicaca - II (97SS50w) | Star Trails Over Titicaca - II (97SS50w) The southern stars gracefully arc over a shore-side cabana at Lake Titicaca. The one hour time exposure demonstrates the rotation of Earth on its axis by revealing the apparent motions of the stars. Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) |
Huts and Ra II (97SS63w) | Huts and Ra II (97SS63w) A long time exposure reveals the motion of the stars against a foreground of reel huts and a scale model of Thor Heyerdal's Ra II. Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) |
Star Trails Over Cabana (97SS36w) | Star Trails Over Cabana (97SS36w) 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. Southern Sky & Milky Way (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia) |