British Astronomical Association

Supporting amateur astronomers since 1890

Make a star-trail picture

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What constellations can you spot in this star-trail – Orion should be easy at mid-bottom
You can use any camera that is capable of taking long exposures of 10 seconds or more to make star-trail pictures.

Read all about it in James Dawson’s article Star trails

And then share your picture with your friends and family, and with the BBC Stargazing Live team, and us here at the BAA.

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