Time-Lapse Image Captures Star Trails Over Chile's Paranal Observatory

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NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for August 28, 2026 features a striking image of the night sky rotating above the Paranal Observatory in Chile. The photograph captures star trails, a visual effect created when long-exposure photography records the apparent movement of stars due to Earth's rotation. Paranal, home to the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, is one of the world's premier astronomical sites due to its exceptionally dark and clear skies. APOD is a long-running NASA initiative that publishes a new astronomical image or photograph each day, accompanied by an explanation from a professional astronomer.

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