Subj : ES Picture of the Day 15 2022 To : All From : Black Panther Date : Wed Jun 15 2022 12:01:04 EPOD - a service of USRA The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and relevant links. Startrails on the Agave June 15, 2022 ST_CostadiCarro_FG_lr Photographer: Filippo Galati Summary Author: Filippo Galati The photo above captures star trails from the viewpoint of the Costa di Carro Park between Sampieri and Cava d'Aliga villages in Sicily, Italy. To create the picture, 120 long exposure photos (25 seconds each) were taken and compiled together into one image. This region in Sicily is characterized by a luxuriant Mediterranean maquis and by the presence of the agave. The closest trails above the sea represent Orion's belt and below it you can see the trail imprinted by the Orion nebula (M42), while the brightest trail is Sirius. Photo details: Sony ILCE-7M3 + Samyang 24mm, 120 shots, 25 second exposure, f/4, ISO-1000 * Costa di Carro Park, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 36.717665, 14.702444 Related EPODs Startrails on the Agave Annular Solar Eclipse of 2021 The Bolide: Make a Projection of the Full Moon Antares and the Moon Running Man More... Night Sky Links * Space Weather Live * Space Weather Live Forum * About the Moon * American Meteor Society * Arbeitskreises Meteore e.V. * Global City Lights * Heavens Above Home Page * The International Meteor Organization * Lunar and Planetary Institute * MoonConnection * NASA Eclipse Web Page * Understanding The Moon Phases - Earth Science Picture of the Day is a service of the Universities Space Research Association. https://epod.usra.edu --- up 15 weeks, 2 days, 21 minutes * Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! (21:1/186) .