Celestial Trails over Greece
If you watch the horizon at just the right place and at just the right time, you can witness some spectacular juxtapositions between Earth and sky.
In the
above video, stars, the Moon, and even a partially eclipsed Sun were recorded rising and setting over photogenic landmarks in
Greece.
The inspiring video features effects on star trails that are pretty but somewhat deceiving, as stars will typically remain at nearly the same brightness as the Earth turns beneath them.
Also, the time lapse nature of part of the video causes clouds to appear to jump about and fade in an
unfamiliar fashion.
Several stills of these scenes have appeared on
APOD previously, including the
partial solar eclipse over the Temple of Poseidon,
cloud and star trails over a deserted church, and
star trails over an old ship.
Other foreground venues include an old church in
Peloponnese,
a stone bridge in
Ioannina, a
Frankish Castle in
Euboea, and a
picturesque sunset above
Lycabettus Hill,
Athens.