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by Mkellogg
Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:51 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Star Trails Over CFHT (2009 April 13)
Replies: 6
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Re: Star Trails Over Canada France Hawaii Telescope

The frames in the video are cumulative. They show everything from the beginning of the video to the time of the frame.
by Mkellogg
Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:01 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Zodiacal light semantics (25 Sep 2007)
Replies: 5
Views: 2559

Dusk, not dawn

The picture was taken at dusk, not dawn. The bright "blob" near the horizon is Venus, and Regulus can be made out below it. Lower still, Saturn is about to set. Arcturus, Spica, Porrima, and Denebola are clearly visible in the central area. The first clue was the angle of the ecliptic, whi...