Star trails over the Canada France Hawaii Telescope Mauna Kea Hawaii The Earth s rotation cause the stars to move in arcs

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Star trails over the Canada France Hawaii Telescope Mauna Kea Observatory Hawaii The arcs are the paths followed by stars as they move across the sky due to the Earth s rotation The North celestial pole is at the center of the arcs and Polaris is the short bright arc near the center or rotation

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