Gemini North with circumpolar star trails
The northern Gemini 8-meter telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, is seen here in a long exposure at night. Behind the telescope can be seen the north circumpolar star trails caused by the rotation of the Earth.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
About the Image
| Id: | noao-gntr |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
| Size: | 1648 x 2307 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini North |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
