star trail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The line of light recorded on a photographic medium when a time exposure is made of a star in the nighttime sky using a camera on a fixed mount, caused by the rotation of the earth during the period of time when the camera's shutter is held open.

Word forms

star trail star trails

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