A Scottish photographer has shared an image of star trails above Dumfries House in Ayrshire that has been called "absolutely incredible".
The image shows the movement of stars in the night sky taken over a period of two and a half hours. Photographer Craig Mccomb captured a series of photographs on his camera and edited them together to show the movement of the stars over the timeframe.
As can be seen in the photo, the stars are rotating around Polaris, also referred to as the North Star. Craig revealed that he shot the image in -11C temperatures that left his camera "frosted" and his equipment "frozen".
Also visible in the image is a shooting star, which according to the photographer, was one of the many visible that evening.
The photographer shared the stunning image to the Scotland from the Roadside Facebook group, writing: "2.5 hours shooting in -11C temperature, my camera gear frosted up, my beard had frost on it, my tripod froze to the ground but was still enjoyable."
Craig explained that the final result was hundreds of pictures "stacked" together: "245 images combined into one image to show the rotation of the stars around Polaris (the North Star). Dumfries House, Ayrshire."
He added: "One shooting star in this direction and about 20 behind me. Was watching them as the camera was doing the work."
Since being posted, the image has received over 2,400 likes and nearly 150 comments. Many Facebook users were quick to praise the "magical" image.
"Absolutely incredible," one said, while a second echoed: "Words fail me absolutely fabulous well done".
A third agreed: "That is truly magical. Thank you for sharing and I hope you have now warmed up."
A fourth posted: "This is absolutely lovely! Thank you for braving the elements to capture this one."
Meanwhile, a fifth commented: "Just gobsmacked at this photo. It’s absolutely stunning and I truly feel there are no words to adequately describe it."
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