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These images are from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory and McDonald Observatory. The camera shutter is allowed to stay open using the 'B' mode. The stars move through their natural path and the camera remains still, thus recording 'star trails'. 'Moonrise' is actually the moon rising over the Andes Mountains toward Argentina. It seems like the sun because it is such a long exposure. Most of the exposure times are long forgotten, unfortunately. 'Milky Way Rising' is my favorite, the Milky Way really stands out in the Southern Hemisphere. The CTIO pictures were possible by the generosity of Dr. Don Hoard. He let me borrow his Pentax camera and tripod during my last observing run at CTIO. I normally use an old Canon AT-1 camera.

(l-r): 1.5 Meter Telescope, Moonrise, Milky Way Rising Over Andes

(hint: click on a small image)

(all photos by me)

(l-r): Large Magellanic Cloud, North Celestial Pole