Celestial Trails over Greece
Explanation:
If you watch the horizon at just the right place and at just the right time, you
can witness some spectacular juxtapositions between Earth and sky.
In the
above video, stars, the Moon, and even a
partially eclipsed Sun were recorded rising and setting over photogenic landmarks
in
Greece.
The inspiring video features effects on star trials that are pretty but somewhat
deceiving, as stars will typically remain at nearly the same brightness as the Earth
turns beneath them.
Also, the
time lapse nature of part of the video causes clouds to appear to jump about
and fade in an
unfamiliar fashion.
Several stills of these scenes have appeared on
APOD previously, including
the
partial solar eclipse over the Temple of Poseidon,
cloud and star trails over a deserted church, and
star trails over an old ship.
Other foreground venues include an
old church in
Peloponnese,
a
stone bridge in
Ioannina, a
Frankish Castle in
Euboea, and a
picturesque sunset above
Lycabettus Hill,
Athens.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
