Panoramic view of star trails
There's many star trail pics out there, but this is the first panoramic one I've seen.
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-Voici l'image la plus psychédélique que j'ai pu sortir du lot , un filé d'etoile du ciel à 360° qui permet de bien visualiser la position des deux pôles célestes ainsi que les deux equateurs .
Rough translation: "This is the most psychedelic picture that I got from the lot, a star trail of 360 degrees that allows visualizing the position of the two celestial poles as well as the two equators."
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Wow! I'd love this as a wallpaper. Do you know where the full resolution is? I've looked at the site but my French is very sketchy so it's difficult to navigate.
I downloaded the pic before uploading it here. The resolution is 1200x440. The direct link to the picture is http://astronomie-astrophotographie.fr/photos/Own%20galaxy/file-etoiles-pano-360.jpg
Unfortunate that the resolution is so low. I would've added it to my collection.
Does anybody know if the dot in the middle is the north star?
Yes. I'm fairly certain this picture was taken in France, so in the Northern Hemisphere. Any star trail pic taken in the Northern Hemisphere will circle around the north star.