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Credit & Copyright: Boris Štromar
Explanation:
A single, long exposure captured these star trails above a
remarkably colorful
sea of clouds.
As seen from Medvednica mountain, the surrounding peaks and
lights illuminating
the clouds from below are
north of Zagreb, Croatia.
Near the center of the also colorful
star trail arcs, the North Celestial Pole
is off the upper right edge of the frame.
Even though this is the age of the digital camera, the well composed
skyscape was recorded using color slide film in a medium format camera.
The dreamlike scene's starry sky and ephemeral ocean could be
reminiscent of an older age still, when the
Pannonian Sea
covered this part of central Europe some 10 million years ago.
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- Cosmos in Reflection
- APOD: 2023 August 20 Á A Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin
- Ghirigori Star Scribbles
- APOD: 2023 February 12 Á Mammatus Clouds over Nebraska