North

startrails from Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh, as the Earth rotates on its axis which points towards the Pole Star. combination photo of 65 exposures of 3mins each totalling 195mins.
shortlisted in the Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the year 2009.

Raining stars

stars rising just before dawn at Nuh, Harayana. this is a photograph totalling an exposure of around two and a half hours. below is a different way of seeing the same two and a half hours.
shortlisted in the Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the year 2009.