Mohammad Rouhbakhsh of Tehran, Iran captured this image on December 1, 2017. It shows a beautiful combination of star trails – created by Earth’s spin during long-exposure photographs – and bioluminescent phytoplankton.
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Read more: How to take great photos of star trails
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