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Star Trails above Dunster Tower, Somerset, UK. Please view big :)

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One from my first astro photography shoot from this weekend! No additional lighting was needed due to the ambient light pollution from nearby Minehead.

 

f/4.5

12mm

25 min exposure time

ISO 100

 

The Conygar Tower in Dunster, Somerset, England was built in 1775 and has been designated as a Grade II listed building.[1]

 

It is a circular, 3 storey folly tower built of red sandstone, situated on a hill overlooking the village. It was commissioned by Henry Luttrell and designed by Richard Phelps and stands about 18 metres (59 ft) high so that it can be seen from Dunster Castle on the opposite hillside. There is no evidence that it ever had floors or a roof.[2]

 

The name Conygar comes from two medieval words Coney meaning rabbit and Garth meaning garden, indicating that it was once a warren where rabbits were bred for food.

(Taken from Wikipedia)

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