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Amateur Photographer Shoots Largest Ever True Color Photo of the Night Sky

 

Amateur Photographer Shoots Largest Ever True Color Photo of the Night Sky nightsky

What you see above is the largest true-color photograph of the night sky ever created, shot by 28-year-old amateur astrophotographer Nick Risinger using six astronomical cameras. It’s not just the view of the sky from one location, but is instead a 360-panoramic view of the sky taken by trekking 60,000 miles across the western United States and South Africa starting in March 2010. The final image is composed of 37,000 separate photographs. Check out the massive zoomable high-definition version of the photo here.

Photopic Sky Survey (via Wired)

Thanks for the tip Udi!

 
 
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  • RyanMc

    UNBELIEVABLE!

  • Wpowe@hvc.rr.com

    Absolutely incredible!

  • Will

    Absolutely incredible!

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  • Anonymous

    DANG!!!

  • Lmanu

    Amazing, so glad I found this.

  • Anonymous

    Magnificent. Going to see if my daughter can print this for me. It is awe inspiring.

  • Esmpage06

    cor. ab.fab.

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  • Jackandjill

    Doesn’t seem like “amateur” work to me : p

  • Dan

    This photo is truly mind-boggling. Knowing that there are billions and billions of stars is one thing, but zooming in more and more to see just the ones visible in this photo really brings it home.

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  • Bwlebla

    60000miles? Earths circumference is only 24000miles. That’s allot of traveling.

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    Wow, that’s incredible!

  • Rob

    If you didn’t click the link and look around in the 360 degree view, you’re missing out.  Stunning work.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/XUOOTQ4OCF2Q5QBDRNRYQNVYPI Chandni

    astounding! Does anyone else see a face in the center of the photo in pink ?

  • http://rameshprabhu.com Ramesh Prabhu

    Holy wow! 37000 separate images put together as one? I can’t quite come up with an apt term to describe this. So I’ll just go with… awesomelyfrigginbrilliant!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nenita-Aranas/100002914185124 Nenita Aranas

    Wow!!!! most beautiful view I have ever seen in my whole life is the view of the star in the dark night and clear sky <3 beautiful amazing view! <3