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As the Earth spins beneath the stars, a long exposure photograph records their concentric tracks across the sky. The star trails seem to circle a fixed point on the sky, had this photograph been taken at either of the Earth's geographic poles, this point on the sky would be directly overhead.
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Ancient Light: A Portrait of the Universe
David Malin reveals the secrets of the night skyRelated Event
PHotoEspaña 2010
Madrid plays host to the best in international and Spanish photography
Renowned astronomer David Malin invented new ways of capturing the unseen universe on photographic plates, which lead to the discovery of two new types of galaxies. His ground-breaking and beautiful images, brought together in his latest book, Ancient Light: A Portrait of the Universe, illustrate how long exposures taken with telescopes can reveal stars and distant galaxies too faint to be seen by the naked eye. They also outline the importance of photographing the night sky: by studying galaxies, we learn about our origins and perhaps our destiny; the origins of the ingredients of life and the destinies of stars like the Sun and the planets associated with them.
Ancient Light was shortlisted for the 2010 PHotoEspana Festival’s Best International Book award, and will be included in a special selection of titles housed at the Matadero Madrid as part of the Festival, which runs until 25 July.
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