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Contrail and stars

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Contrail and stars

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A beautiful source of pollution in astrophotography. Contrails, are long linear clouds formed by fumes from an aircraft. These were first described by Austrian physicist Robert Ettenreich in 1919. Commonly seen during daytime but sometimes enhance the astro photograph.

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Contrail and stars, Param Sharma