Post by Kiwi on May 17, 2011 5:23:55 GMT -4
Photpic Sky Survey by Nick Risinger
skysurvey.org/
Good detail on how it was done and the hardware used.
Or direct to the picture:
media.skysurvey.org/interactive360/index.html
From www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons for 17 May 2011:
Drat! That's one more reason for me to get broadband, besides Threadworm's thread about the weather satellite photos and Apollo
apollohoax.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=theories&action=display&thread=3132
which I haven't seen it all its glory.
The panorama is interactive and apparently has amazing detail. I'll view it some day!
Edited to add:
Not sure if these links will last long or can be used by everyone, but here goes:--
Listen to the audio of an 8-minute 51-second interview with Risinger on Radio New Zealand National Programme, Tuesday 17 May 2011, 2:21pm NZST:
www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/aft/2011/05/17/night_sky_survey
Download Ogg Vorbis:
podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20110517-1421-night_sky_survey-00.ogg
Download MP3:
podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20110517-1421-night_sky_survey-048.mp3
skysurvey.org/
Good detail on how it was done and the hardware used.
Or direct to the picture:
media.skysurvey.org/interactive360/index.html
From www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons for 17 May 2011:
Amateur astronomer Nick Risinger quit his job last year and travelled almost 100,000 kilometres and took 37,440 photos to capture an image of the entire night sky. The photo shows a 360 degree view of the Milky Way and planets.
Drat! That's one more reason for me to get broadband, besides Threadworm's thread about the weather satellite photos and Apollo
apollohoax.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=theories&action=display&thread=3132
which I haven't seen it all its glory.
The panorama is interactive and apparently has amazing detail. I'll view it some day!
Edited to add:
Not sure if these links will last long or can be used by everyone, but here goes:--
Listen to the audio of an 8-minute 51-second interview with Risinger on Radio New Zealand National Programme, Tuesday 17 May 2011, 2:21pm NZST:
www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/aft/2011/05/17/night_sky_survey
Download Ogg Vorbis:
podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20110517-1421-night_sky_survey-00.ogg
Download MP3:
podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20110517-1421-night_sky_survey-048.mp3