PIX4580551: Circumpolar over the castles of Lastours (11) - Circumpolar over the castles of Lastours - Photographic pose showing the apparent rotation of stars around the polar star. Below, the Cathar castles of Cabaret, left, and right Tower Regine. Long exposure trail of northern stars over the Cathar castles of Cabaret (left) and Tour Regine (right) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4580735: Circumpolar and Niasar Temple - Circumpolar above Fire temple - Photographic pose showing the apparent rotation of stars around the polar star. Niasar Zoroastrist Temple. Iran. Northern stars trailing over this pre - Islamic fire temple in the village of Niasar, central Iran / Bridgeman Images
PIX4581099: Orion's belt rising over the lights of Coonabarabran - Photographic pose of several hours on the constellation Orion. From Siding Spring Mountain, Australia, there is a clear view to the eastern horizon, directly over the small town of Coonabarabran about 26 km from the telescopes. Here we see the three distinctive trails of Orion's belt rising above the town. The rightmost star of the line of three is Minkata, and it is within a degree of the celestial equator. The point on the horizon where it rises is very close to due east and similarly its setting point is almost exactly due west. Minkata has long been an important navigation star. and its trail is a straight line, while either side of Orion's belt, towards the celestial poles, the star trails become increasingly curved. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4577000: Cratere Copernic - Copernicus crater - Crateres Copernic and Gay - Lussac (in the foreground). Image obtained in December 1972 from the control module of Apollo 17. View of Copernicus and small Gay - Lussac (foreground) craters, on the lunar nearside, as photographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft. Dec 1972 / Bridgeman Images