Star trails over the dome of the William Herschel Telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands, obtained using time-exposure photography. The image is taken from Stars & Planets (Princeton University Press, $19.95, £12.95; pbk), a guide to the night sky, written by Ian Ridpath, with sky charts and diagrams by Wil Tirion.
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Star-gazing made easy. Nature 411, 890 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35082135
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