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Image and text © 1990-2002, Anglo-Australian Observatory, Photograph by David Malin.
As the Earth rotates beneath them the stars appear to drift across the sky from east to west. From a dark site, a camera with its shutter left open will record the apparent movement of the stars. This is the view from Siding Spring Mountain, the site of the telescopes of Anglo-Australian Observatory. It is located about 30 degrees south of the equator, so the north celestial pole is 30 degrees below the northern horizon. Behind the camera the south celestial pole is about 30 degrees above the horizon. More about star trail photography is here.
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AAT 5. Star trails southwest of the AAT dome
AAT 6. Star trails around the south celestial pole
MISC 5. Dawn and evening twilights reflected in the AAT dome
MISC 6. Moonset into cloud over the Warrumbungle Range
MISC 7. Star trails around the AAT dome, after Pinatubo sunset
MISC 8. Aurorae Australis
MISC 12. Orion's belt rising over the lights of Coonabarabran
MISC 12a. Orion's belt rising, stars identified
MISC 14. South celestial pole star trails
MISC 13. North celestial pole star trails
MISC 15. North and South celestial poles star trails
MISC 11. Orion star colours, step-focus technique
MISC 22 The AAT dome from the Director's Cottage.
MISC 16. Southern Cross and Pointers, star colours - step-focus technique, long trails
MISC 23 Southern Cross and Pointers, star colours - step-focus technique, short trails
MISC 19. Sunset 'star' trail, the track of the setting sun