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Astronomy Day (Spring)
"🎶 On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you'll see who you are
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being
Outshines every star
You'll feel part of
Every mountain, sea and shore
You can hear from far and near
A world you've never, never heard before
And on a clear day
On that clear day
You can see forever
And ever
And ever
And ever more"
~ On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner, 1965
Nowadays, clear days (and nights) are blessings! Don't you wish for the days when you had more opportunities for unobstructed views of the heavens?
A star trail is a type of photograph that uses long exposure times to capture the apparent motion of stars in the night sky due to Earth's rotation. A star-trail photograph shows individual stars as streaks across the image, with longer exposures yielding longer arcs. The Earth rotates full circle relative to the backdrop stars in a period of about 23 hours and 56 minutes.
This evocative and deeply hued tartan illustrates the long-exposure photography of stars as they appear to move across the sky, leaving colourful trails, perfect for the astrophotographer or amateur star gazer in your life. 💙 🖤 💛 🤍 ❤️ 🌌 🔭 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Designed by Carol A.L. Martin, the tartan illustrates the long-exposure photography of stars as they appear to move across the sky, leaving colourful trails.
Amateur astronomy clubs, planetariums, science museums, and parks celebrate Astronomy Day twice a year — once in the spring and once in the fall. Astronomy Day dates back to 1973, when Doug Berger, then president of the Astronomical Association of Northern California, decided to take advantage of local resources to "bring astronomy to the people."
Today, more than 40 years later, the day is celebrated across the United States and Canada, as well as in many countries around the world. Click the star trails photo, one of many from a spectacular series of photos by Lincoln Harrison to visit his gallery.