Friday, March 8, 2013

APOD 3.8

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 This is the APOD from March 3, 2013. IT is a picture that was taken from the Grand Canyon. It is a long exposure hat shows the movement of the stars over time in their circular rotation. The center of the star movement points out the northern star Polaris and emphasizes the fact that it never moves. Compared to the stars the Grand Canyon is only a few hundred million years old.

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