The positions of the stars in the night sky as seen from the Alborz Mountains in northern Iran on January 3, 2009 at 22:35 (10:35 ) local time. Im

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The positions of the stars in the night sky as seen from the Alborz Mountains in northern Iran on January 3, 2009 at 22:35 (10:35 ) local time. Image BN4314 shows the stars as seen from the same location two hours earlier, demonstrating the apparent change in star positions that occurs over time as a result of the earth's rotation.

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Photo credit: © BABAK TAFRESHI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: alborz, astronomy, celestial, constellation, evening, field, galaxy, iran, landscape, location, motion, mountain, night, nighttime, orbit, path, position, rotation, scenic, science, sequence, sky, star, track