Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 13, 2009

Star Trails over the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 13, 2009 is “Star Trails over the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre ( CFHT )). The original explanation runs about 202 words.

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From the explanation

“Just fix your camera to a tripod and you too can make an image of graceful trails traced by the stars as planet Earth rotates on its axis. Making a time lapse video like that shown above may require more effort, though.”

— APOD editors, April 13, 2009

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At a glance

Date: April 13, 2009
Type: Video
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre ( CFHT )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 202 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 13, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-april-13-star-trails-over-the-canada-france-hawaii-telescope

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