5,000 megapixel photo of night sky stitched together from 37,440 exposures

Re:5,000 megapixel photo of night sky stitched together from... by mcdaid on Thursday May 12, 2011 @05:57PM (#2542502)

This is really amazing, just spent a few mins trying to pick out objects.

The Andromeda galaxy, the pleiades and the Orion nebula stand out in the photo in a very similar way to the real night sky.

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Re:5,000 megapixel photo of night sky stitched together from... by malbs on Thursday May 12, 2011 @08:58PM (#2543031)

yeah, Andromeda, Orion Nebula, SMC, LMC, all stand out so clearly

I'm really tempted to buy the 120"x30" print, I feel like the guy should be compensated for this epic task. Problem is I'd then need to find a 3 meter wall to mount the picture on!

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Re:5,000 megapixel photo of night sky stitched together from... by sfrench on Thursday May 12, 2011 @09:36PM (#2543144)

I just saw the 120"x30" print rolled out in front of my office a couple days ago. I think the biggest challenge is figuring out a way to mount a rolled print that big without stabbing it with pushpins.

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Re:5,000 megapixel photo of night sky stitched together from... by bhrgunatha on Thursday May 12, 2011 @10:21PM (#2543274)

There is a donate button on the website. Of course you won't get the print, but you can still support the project.

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