Author Topic: Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama  (Read 1275 times)

Charlotte

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Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama
« on: 04 May, 2011, 01:18:22 pm »
Wow.  You've got to see this:

Photopic Sky Survey

That it was created by an amateur, is even cooler.  More details here.

(Link via Wired)
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BrianI

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Re: Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama
« Reply #1 on: 04 May, 2011, 01:24:48 pm »
 :o  Pretty amazing that was done by an amateur!

Jules

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Re: Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama
« Reply #2 on: 04 May, 2011, 04:38:06 pm »
<D. Bowman> My God. It's full of stars</D.Bowman>
Audax on the other hand is almost invisible and thought to be the pastime of Hobbits ....  Fab Foodie

Rhys W

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Re: Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama
« Reply #3 on: 04 May, 2011, 05:07:51 pm »
That has to be the awesomest thing I've seen on the internet.  :o

Tourist Tony

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Re: Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama
« Reply #4 on: 04 May, 2011, 07:24:08 pm »
If you zoom in, just below the balcony on Cygnus, you'll see an open window and....

Charlotte

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Re: Awesome, largest-ever night sky panorama
« Reply #5 on: 04 May, 2011, 10:41:53 pm »
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