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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: wolfnowl on September 16, 2009, 02:06:55 am

Title: Giga Galaxy Zoom Project
Post by: wolfnowl on September 16, 2009, 02:06:55 am

The European Space Agency for the Southern Hemisphere has combined some 1200 images into an 800 megapixel panorama showing the entire Milky Way galaxy, with zoom areas in specific sections.  Keeping in mind that it's nearly 30,000 light years to the center of our galaxy does make one feel small...

Mike.

http://www.gigagalaxyzoom.org/ (http://www.gigagalaxyzoom.org/)

Title: Giga Galaxy Zoom Project
Post by: Jeremy Payne on September 16, 2009, 09:35:10 am

Quote from: wolfnowl

The European Space Agency for the Southern Hemisphere has combined some 1200 images into an 800 megapixel panorama showing the entire Milky Way galaxy, with zoom areas in specific sections.  Keeping in mind that it's nearly 30,000 light years to the center of our galaxy does make one feel small...

Mike.

http://www.gigagalaxyzoom.org/ (http://www.gigagalaxyzoom.org/)

It was gonna be hard to top the 'world's biggest spherical pano' ... but this just might have done it!

Title: Giga Galaxy Zoom Project
Post by: wolfnowl on September 17, 2009, 02:03:57 am

Well, there's this one: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090917.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090917.html) - showing an area 200,000 light years wide.  Only 330 images though.

Mike.

Title: Giga Galaxy Zoom Project
Post by: DarkPenguin on September 17, 2009, 04:16:02 pm

Mostly off topic ...

http://www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto/ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto/)

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/ast...xhibition-2009/ (http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/exhibition-2009/)

Title: Giga Galaxy Zoom Project
Post by: wolfnowl on September 18, 2009, 02:33:39 am

Quote from: DarkPenguin

Mostly off topic ...

http://www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto/ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto/)

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/ast...xhibition-2009/ (http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/exhibition-2009/)

I wouldn't say they were off topic.  Besides, this is the Coffee Corner, after all!

Mike.