Polaris and the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope

In this hypnotizing timelapse captured at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), the sky appears to rotate around Polaris (the North Star) which is aligned with the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope

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KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks

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Id:McMath-Pierce-3-24-22-CC
Release date:Nov. 25, 2023, 11:51 p.m.
Duration:12 s
Frame rate:29.97

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