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What Is This?

10/30/2015 3:24 PM

it isn't radar
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Re: what is this?

10/30/2015 3:32 PM

Easy. Star trails, made by a long exposure of the northern section of the night sky.

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10/30/2015 3:34 PM

Long exposure picture of starlight, as the Earth spins? I didn't cheat!

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10/30/2015 3:51 PM

I say a long shutter time on a camera pointed at the stars?

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Re: what is this?

10/30/2015 4:34 PM

I did cheat and it's all the above

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10/30/2015 6:25 PM

Time lapse photo of the stars in the sky?

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10/30/2015 7:53 PM

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Astrophotographer Jessica Strickland sent in a photo of star trails taken in Cusseta, Alabama, on Oct. 22, 2015. this shot of the star trails A long exposure makes the stars appear to trail over the Earth as it spins beneath the night sky.
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10/30/2015 9:38 PM

Looks like the camera as well is drunk- after fridays.

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10/30/2015 10:56 PM

Long exposure star trails.

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10/31/2015 12:10 AM

Sugar cube?

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10/31/2015 3:09 AM

It looks like I've attempted this operation too many times, and maybe I should try again tomorrow.

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10/31/2015 1:08 PM

You had me rolling on the floor laughing last night about the girl cooking her hair (spam post)! Glad to see you haven't lost your humor

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10/31/2015 1:50 PM

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10/31/2015 2:02 PM

Yup, too bad admin. was quick to remove it, kram had a good come back

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10/31/2015 2:27 PM

its all in good fun
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10/31/2015 10:07 AM

That's the worm hole that formed in my back yard. That's the only picture i got. I trip and fell in my excitement breaking the camera.

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10/31/2015 11:08 AM

It looks so obviously like star trails of a long time exposure of a camera I wonder if it something entirely different that has been posted here just to fool us.

It could be some plants being forced-grown inside a poly-tunnel.

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10/31/2015 11:12 AM

its only design to fool Brits that overthink the obvious
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10/31/2015 9:45 PM

A very calm night as time exposures like this usually show VERY blurred trees.

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10/31/2015 9:48 PM

the woman is a pro!
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