Stars gracefully arc over the glow from a not too distant forest fire [
http://antwrp.gsfc.… ] in this dramatic time exposure [
http://members.cox.… fireglow_star_trails.html ]. A recent camping trip with family and friends to Sunset Crater [
http://www.nps.gov/… ] Volcano National Monument, near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA produced the opportunity to record the subtle lighting from Earth and sky [
http://antwrp.gsfc.… ]. Pointed south with the shutter held open for five minutes, camera and tripod were fixed [
http://www.astropix… I0601.HTM ] to planet Earth, producing the gently curving, concentric star trails - a reflection of the planet's daily rotation [
http://kids.msfc.na… Sundials.asp ] about its axis. Rising beyond the forest fire's glow is the slope of Sunset Crater [
http://volcano.und.… img_sunset.html ], a cinder cone produced by volcanic eruptions some 900 years ago.
explanation
Stars gracefully arc over the glow from a not too distant forest fire [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001121.html ] in this dramatic time exposure [ http://members.cox.net/starscopes/space_sky/ fireglow_star_trails.html ]. A recent camping trip with family and friends to Sunset Crater [ http://www.nps.gov/sucr/ ] Volcano National Monument, near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA produced the opportunity to record the subtle lighting from Earth and sky [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040613.html ]. Pointed south with the shutter held open for five minutes, camera and tripod were fixed [ http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/I06/I0601/ I0601.HTM ] to planet Earth, producing the gently curving, concentric star trails - a reflection of the planet's daily rotation [ http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Earth/Sundials/ Sundials.asp ] about its axis. Rising beyond the forest fire's glow is the slope of Sunset Crater [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/ img_sunset.html ], a cinder cone produced by volcanic eruptions some 900 years ago.
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