This page describes an image Stone Star Circles, Startrails above Stonehenge, by Till Credner, Germany
Image caption:
Second place in the IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Star trails.
Astronomy is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) of the sciences, and as such has connection to various cultures over millennia. This image in a way conveys this relationship by being contextualised in Stonehenge. There is much research into what astronomers call archeoastronomy sites, and how they connect to the sky (for example, seasons, phases of the moon and much more). Civilizations across time and from all over the world have their own views and interpretations of what they see in the sky, and this has been tied not only to culture but also to the people’s day-to-day and seasonal activities. The “concentric circles” which are often referred to as “star trails”, are the result of the apparent motion of the sky, which is in reality due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. The small dot appearing towards the top center of the image is Polaris – The North or Pole Star. Polaris is only visible to observers in the Northern latitudes. The height of the Pole Star can be used to infer the observer’s actual latitude. Stonehenge is located at around 51° North. This image is taken from one of the most notable ancient sites in the world, brings us back in time, and makes us wonder about the stories told by the people that lived in that place many millennia ago.
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Image credit:
Till Credner/IAU OAE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5371591
Related glossary terms:
Circumpolar Stars
, Star Trail
Categories:
Naked Eye Astronomy
Image license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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Image caption: আইএইউ ওএই অ্যাস্ট্রোফটোগ্রাফি প্রতিযোগিতায় দ্বিতীয় স্থান, বিভাগ স্টার ট্রেইল।
জ্যোতির্বিদ্যা হল বিজ্ঞানের প্রাচীনতম (যদি প্রাচীনতম না হয়) এক, এবং সহস্রাব্দ ধরে বিভিন্ন সংস্কৃতির সাথে এর সংযোগ রয়েছে। এই চিত্রটি স্টোনহেঞ্জে প্রাসঙ্গিকতার মাধ্যমে এই সম্পর্কটিকে একভাবে বোঝায়। জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞানীরা আর্কিওঅস্ট্রোনমি সাইটগুলিকে কী বলে এবং তারা কীভাবে আকাশের সাথে সংযোগ স্থাপন করে (উদাহরণস্বরূপ, ঋতু, চাঁদের পর্যায় এবং আরও অনেক কিছু) সে সম্পর্কে অনেক গবেষণা রয়েছে। সময় জুড়ে এবং সারা বিশ্ব থেকে সভ্যতাগুলির নিজস্ব দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি এবং তারা আকাশে যা দেখে তার ব্যাখ্যা রয়েছে এবং এটি কেবল সংস্কৃতির সাথেই নয়, মানুষের দৈনন্দিন এবং ঋতুগত কার্যকলাপের সাথেও জড়িত। "এককেন্দ্রিক বৃত্ত" যা প্রায়শই "তারকা পথ" হিসাবে উল্লেখ করা হয়, আকাশের আপাত গতির ফলাফল, যা বাস্তবে তার অক্ষের উপর পৃথিবীর ঘূর্ণনের কারণে। ছবির উপরের কেন্দ্রের দিকে প্রদর্শিত ছোট বিন্দুটি পোলারিস - উত্তর বা মেরু তারকা। পোলারিস শুধুমাত্র উত্তর অক্ষাংশে পর্যবেক্ষকদের কাছে দৃশ্যমান। মেরু তারার উচ্চতা পর্যবেক্ষকের প্রকৃত অক্ষাংশ অনুমান করতে ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে। স্টোনহেঞ্জ প্রায় 51° উত্তরে অবস্থিত। এই ছবিটি বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে উল্লেখযোগ্য প্রাচীন স্থানগুলির মধ্যে একটি থেকে নেওয়া হয়েছে, এটি আমাদেরকে সময়ের সাথে ফিরিয়ে আনে এবং বহু সহস্রাব্দ আগে সেই জায়গায় বসবাসকারী লোকদের দ্বারা বলা গল্পগুলি সম্পর্কে আমাদের বিস্মিত করে৷
Image credit: টিল ক্রেডনার/আইএইউ ওএই
Related glossary terms: Circumpolar Stars , Star Trail Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Raktim Mukherjee
Image caption: Secondo posto al concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE, categoria Scie stellari.
L'astronomia è una delle scienze più antiche (se non la più antica) e come tale è legata a varie culture da millenni. Questa immagine trasmette in un certo senso questa relazione, essendo stata scattata a Stonehenge. Molte ricerche sono dedicate a quelli che gli astronomi chiamano siti di archeoastronomia e sul loro legame con il cielo (ad esempio, le stagioni, le fasi lunari e molto altro). Le civiltà di tutto il mondo e di tutti i tempi hanno una propria visione e interpretazione di ciò che vedono nel cielo, legata non solo alla cultura ma anche alle attività quotidiane e stagionali delle persone. I "cerchi concentrici", spesso chiamati "scie stellari", sono il risultato del movimento apparente del cielo, che in realtà è dovuto alla rotazione della Terra attorno al suo asse. Il piccolo punto che appare in alto al centro dell'immagine è la Stella Polare. La Stella Polare è visibile solo agli osservatori dell'emisfero boreale. L'altezza della Stella Polare rispetto all'orizzonte può essere utilizzata per dedurre la latitudine effettiva dell'osservatore. Stonehenge si trova a circa 51° Nord. Questa immagine, scattata in uno dei più importanti siti antichi del mondo, ci riporta indietro nel tempo e ci fa pensare alle storie raccontate dalle persone che vivevano in quel luogo molti millenni fa.
Image credit: Till Credner/IAU OAE
Related glossary terms: Scia stellare , Stelle circumpolari Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi, Francesco Salvestrini
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
