Polar star trails and fireflies. Time-exposure image of star trails around the southern celestial pole, with shorter tracks of light (green) formed by

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Polar star trails and fireflies. Time-exposure image of star trails around the southern celestial pole, with shorter tracks of light (green) formed by fireflies. The two brightest tracks at lower centre are the Moon and Venus setting in the west. Photographed in November in Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Size: 5145px × 3397px
Photo credit: © LUIS ARGERICH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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