The Pole Star & Star Trails
Location: Rooftop view, Gurgaon
It is actually the earth and with it us that are moving. But if we were to photograph the stars over a long exposure time, it would appear that the stars are moving, what is commonly known as star trails.
And these star trails are even more beautiful when viewed moving in circular patterns around our North Pole star aka The Polaris.
Polaris is probably the most well known star not because it is the brightest, but because of its location.
Night after night Polaris stays at the same position and appears as if it has been stuck to the dome of heaven with a board pin and all celestial giants rotate around it.
But did you know that the North Pole star keeps changing over thousands of years due to the wobbling motion of the North pole?
Kochab in Little dipper was know 4000 years ago to our distant ancestors as the North star. Our descendants will know Errai in the constellation Cepheus as the Pole star. Errai will take over the honour from Polaris in 3200 AD !
Location: Rooftop view, Gurgaon
It is actually the earth and with it us that are moving. But if we were to photograph the stars over a long exposure time, it would appear that the stars are moving, what is commonly known as star trails.
And these star trails are even more beautiful when viewed moving in circular patterns around our North Pole star aka The Polaris.
Polaris is probably the most well known star not because it is the brightest, but because of its location.
Night after night Polaris stays at the same position and appears as if it has been stuck to the dome of heaven with a board pin and all celestial giants rotate around it.
But did you know that the North Pole star keeps changing over thousands of years due to the wobbling motion of the North pole?
Kochab in Little dipper was know 4000 years ago to our distant ancestors as the North star. Our descendants will know Errai in the constellation Cepheus as the Pole star. Errai will take over the honour from Polaris in 3200 AD !
