Star trails over foothills of the Smoky Mountains.

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A nighttime photo of a dark sky near the Smoky Mountains, displaying the "star trail" effect of a long exposure combined with the Earth's rotation.

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Size: 4800px × 3200px
Location: Bryson City, North Carolina, USA
Photo credit: © Jeff Badger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: alamy, black, branch, branches, circle, circles, color, curvature, curve, dark, dusk, earth, ellipse, ellipses, elliptical, film, horizon, hours, light, lines, mountain, mountains, night, nighttime, peaceful, rotate, rotation, skies, sky, star, stars, time, trail, trails, tree, trees