Solutions: How To Shoot Star Trails

Follow these tips and tricks for shooting in the dark

By Staff

Updated June 30, 2016

We’ve seen a number of outstanding star trail images in the OP Assignments galleries, contest entries and other direct submissions to the magazine.

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Originally Published August 23, 2011

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