Startrail Above Keshmar Tower

From the photographer: “The Aliabad Tower of Keshmar is more indicative of the architecture of the 7th century AH in Iran and is comparable to the Eastern Radkan Tower from an architectural point of view. This building has three floors from the inside, and the height of the dome’s main peak to the floor is 31 meters.

There are also astronomical uses for this tower: observing the moon and stars, determining the beginning of the seasons, etc. The beginning of Nowruz and the first day of spring, when the sunlight passes through the opening of the outer conical roof and the opening of the inner dome of the tower at 10 o’clock in the morning, and the lighting of the beginning of the stairs on the second floor has a story that you should see and ask.

At the beginning of photography, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the work started well. The appearance of clouds in the expanse of the sky stopped the work, and there was an opportunity to lie under the sky and count the stars that could be seen, but not with the intention of sleeping, but to be awake and pray for the clouds to go away. The sky hosted clouds for a few hours, and then a few The party hour of the clouds over the tower ended, and then I became a guest, and the story…”