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Taken in the darkness of Panotiya, Amartiya village, India, this image from October 2022 showcases beautiful star trails painting the night sky. With only a smartphone and a tripod, the photographer captured these trails — visual evidence of our planet's rotation, as each streak represents the apparent movement of the stars as the Earth spins, creating a captivating cosmic choreography of light. The distinct colours of the stars — some gleaming blue, others whitish — hint at their varying temperatures and compositions. Additionally, a subtle streak of an aeroplane momentarily intersects the timeless dance of the stars, juxtaposing the serene heavens with the bustling activity of life below.
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Image credit:
Govind Gurjar/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10359762
Tags:
astrophotography
Related glossary terms:
Celestial Sphere
, Earth's Rotation
Categories:
Naked Eye Astronomy
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Image caption: Menzione d'onore al concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE 2023, categoria Immagini fisse con smartphone-dispositivi mobili: Star Trails, di Govind Gurjar.
Scattata nell'oscurità di Panotiya, villaggio di Amartiya, India, questa immagine dell'ottobre 2022 mostra bellissime scie stellari che dipingono il cielo notturno, e riceve una menzione d'onore nella categoria Immagini fisse scattate esclusivamente con smartphone/dispositivi mobili. Con solo uno smartphone e un treppiede, il fotografo ha catturato queste scie - una prova visiva della rotazione del nostro pianeta, poiché ogni striscia rappresenta il movimento apparente delle stelle mentre la Terra ruota, creando un'accattivante coreografia cosmica di luce. I colori distinti delle stelle - alcune blu scintillanti, altre biancastre - indicano le loro diverse temperature e composizioni. Inoltre, una sottile striscia di un aereo interseca momentaneamente la danza senza tempo delle stelle, contrapponendo il cielo sereno all'attività frenetica della vita sottostante.
Image credit: Govind Gurjar/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Rotazione della Terra , Sfera celeste Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola
Caption reviewers: Andrea Cittadini Bellini
Image caption: 这张拍摄于2022年10月的照片是在印度阿马尔提亚村（Amartiya）帕诺提耶（Panotiya）的黑夜中拍摄的，展现了夜空中美丽的星轨。摄影师仅用一部智能手机和一个三脚架就捕捉到了这些星轨——它们是我们星球自转的视觉证据，因为每一条星轨都代表着地球自转时恒星的明显运动，创造出令人着迷的宇宙光影编舞。恒星有不同的颜色，有的闪着蓝光，有的泛白，暗示着它们不同的温度和组成。此外，一架飞机的细微轨迹与永恒的星空之舞短暂的交汇在一起，宁静的星空与下方熙熙攘攘的生命活动形成了鲜明对比。
Image credit: Govind Gurjar/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: 地球自转 , 天球 Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Xiao Jingyu
Caption reviewers: Wang Yilin
Image caption: 這張拍攝於2022年10月的照片是在印度阿馬爾提亞村（Amartiya）帕諾提耶（Panotiya）的黑夜中拍攝的，展現了夜空中美麗的星軌。攝影師僅用一部智能手機和一個三腳架就捕捉到了這些星軌——它們是我們星球自轉的視覺證據，因為每一條星軌都代表著地球自轉時恆星的明顯運動，創造出令人著迷的宇宙光影編舞。恆星有不同的顏色，有的閃著藍光，有的泛白，暗示著它們不同的溫度和組成。此外，一架飛機的細微軌跡與永恆的星空之舞短暫的交匯在一起，寧靜的星空與下方熙熙攘攘的生命活動形成了鮮明對比。
Image credit: Govind Gurjar/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: 地球自轉 , 天球 Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: An automated transliteration from the simplified Chinese translation by - Xiao Jingyu
