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Milky Way Time-Lapse

By Miss Cellania in Video Clips on May 18, 2009 at 9:49 am



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William Castleman shot this video of the night sky at the Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, TX April 21-22. Watch as the core of the Milky Way passes over. -via reddit


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  1. caitlin13
    May 18th, 2009 at 10:30 am

    That was awesome. Really pretty.

  2. Charlie
    May 18th, 2009 at 10:57 am

    WOW! How cool it that?

  3. i33t.com
    May 18th, 2009 at 11:15 am

    That was well done! Very spectacular, and I wasn't sure if you could even see that much of the galaxy from our position! Thanks for sharing

  4. Another Tim
    May 18th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    That was cool. It was surreal watching this while the radio station I am listening to was playing "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC.

  5. Christophe
    May 18th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Amazing pictures.

    What is a "modified" EOS camera?

  6. Bryan C
    May 18th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    Cristophe, digital camera sensors can actually see into parts of the IR and UV range. When you're doing everyday visible-light photography this extra, non-visible light can result in unwanted lens artifacts and unpredictable color shifts, so most modern digital cameras have internal filters over the sensor to block most of it out. For astrophotography this extended sensitivity is actually rather handy, so there are places that will disassemble your camera and remove those internal filters.

  7. thatguyruste
    May 18th, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    So, to be sure, this is not what the naked eye would see? Amazing either way...

  8. seefish3
    May 18th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    Holy crap !!!

    That was the best !!!

  9. ted
    May 18th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    Nice picture.

  10. Nikki
    May 18th, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    Absolutely beautiful. :)

  11. Kalel
    May 18th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    Good Heavens!

  12. Johnny Cat
    May 18th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    heh, Kalel. Yeah that is Good right there, staring us in the face. That is Good. And the Heavens.

  13. Jim R Feliciano
    May 19th, 2009 at 12:00 am

    We know distance (maybe). We know content (some, maybe). We know time-space (maybe). But do we know overwhelming, outstanding organization?

  14. steve smith
    May 19th, 2009 at 2:53 am

    Nice work William, that is beautiful and inspiring!

    I have to be a punk and point out that the Milky Way isn't 'passing over' us, we're the ones spinning within it.

    It's really important to make that mental shift into spherical space. Try observing the sun and forcing your brain to see it staying in place in the sky; make your mind see how the earth has to move in order to align the horizons with the sun at dawn and dusk. It's quite dramatic when you get it.

  15. Josh
    May 19th, 2009 at 6:11 am

    Wow, that is amazing. If you really try to picture where we are in the universe as you watch that, it can almost be overwhelming. :)

  16. Christophe
    May 19th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    Thanks for answer, Bryan C. I can now go to sleep less stupid than I was this morning ;)

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