The Giant Magellan Telescope will be the biggest Earth-based optical telescope ever built, planned for completion in 2025. It will be able to produce spectacular images, 10 times sharper than those captured by Hubble Space Telescope. Built high in the mountains of northern Chile in Las Campanas Observatory, the GMT—whose primary optics consist of 7… Continue reading World’s Largest Optical Telescope
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4K Time-Lapse of a Container Ship
Toby Smith filmed a 4K time-lapse of a Gunhilde Maersk container Ship traveling from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to Ningbo, China. The video was created from over 78,000 photos taken with a Canon 5D MkIII camera in a special marine housing.
Incredible Natural Phenomenon Time-Lapse Video
Photographer Jeff Boyce created an fascinating time-lapse video that perfectly captures the natural phenomena of the world that alters our natural systems and causes the climate change. The “Edge of Stability” is a result of 70,000 photos and nearly 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of driving across 15 states. Watch the video below.
Spectacular Time-Lapse of Mount Hood in Oregon
Filmmaker Tyler Hulett created a spectacular time-lapse of Mount Hood in Oregon, as part of his ongoing Discover Oregon video series. The video was shot April through May 2015 on the edge of Oregon’s upper Hood River Valley. via: Laughing Squid
Jasem Mutlaq Captures Amazing Image of Horsehead Nebula
Jasem Mutlaq captured this image above of the Horsehead Nebula on the rooftop of his house in AlSabahiya, Kuwait. Horsehead Nebula is located approximately 1,500 light years from Earth in the constellation Orion. The image capture process took three nights and over 6 hours of total exposure time using a small refractor telescope along with a CCD camera cooled… Continue reading Jasem Mutlaq Captures Amazing Image of Horsehead Nebula
Spectacular Time-Lapse Video Shows Wonders of the Night Sky
An amazing new time-lapse video trailer from Brad Goldpaint Photography previews the beautiful night sky images captured for the upcoming film “Illusion of Lights: A Journey into the Unseen.” Image uploaded Jan. 21, 2015. Brad Goldpaint — the movie’s director, photographer and editor — has captured the stunning beauty of the skylines filled with auroras, the Milky Way, and the skies full of… Continue reading Spectacular Time-Lapse Video Shows Wonders of the Night Sky
Time-Lapse Video Highlights America’s Stunning Skies
Huelux is a spectacular time-lapse video of the night sky show stars as points of light, rotating around Earth. Randy Halverson has captured the stunning beauty of South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah skylines filled with auroras, rolling night storms, brilliant stars, and a good number of spectacular shots of the Milky Way. via: Laughing Squid