As the World Turns

Description

In this 38-minute time-exposure, a tree points its way to the North Star, Polaris, which hangs like a star upon the tip of a Christmas tree, one surrounded by bulbs of various colours as they swing, circumpolar, around Earth's celestial pole. A long exposure highlights the chromatic differences between the stars: the orange hues of older, cooler suns, the white and blue shades of younger, hotter suns. Notice the greater concentration of star trails in the upper left corner. This is the summertime Milky Way, soon to give way to the less spectacular wintertime Milky Way.

Taken By

BRETT ZIMMERMAN

Taken On

November 3, 2024

Tagged

astrophotography astrophotograph stars star trails space cosmic cosmos tree silhouette time exposure timed night nighttime nature natural colorful colourful science scientific motion movement technology sky astronomical astronomy dark constellations long circumpolar polaris north pole celestial circular beautiful manitoulin island blue white orange black outdoors starry_sky plant fir atmosphere natural_environment natural_landscape astronomical_object