3,000 Images Combine for Stunning Milky Way Portrait

This cool and I had to share, the first link takes you to space.com but the second link takes you too the image, very cool IMO.

Axel Mellinger, of Central Michigan University, created this panorama of the Milky Way from 3,000 individual photographs that he melded together with mathematical models. Credit: Dr. Axel Mellinger

www.space.com...

Link to image

[edit on 1-11-2009 by alyosha1981]

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That is so awesome.

Does a larger HD version exist?

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Here you go...


Make sure to click on the image...


BTW - thanks OP.




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Ah! Awesome.

Got myself a nice new wallpaper.

Cheers.

Actually a good find! Flagged!

Its very interesting how this guy spent that much time taking photos from around the world then compiling them to make a panorama.

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I just thought it was an awsome project, and the sight is beautiful! couldn't keep it to myself
@happygolucky...thanks for the link...that's friggin awsome. Reminds me of how small we really are

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breathtaking image!

S&F!!!

didint they also have one for the Hubble deep field images NASA took?

Hubble deep field video.



Again, S&F, good post! this made my morning!

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Glad you enjoyed it ugie1028 I agree it is a breathtaking image did you check out the larger one linked by happygolucky?

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yea i did, incredible.

that's where my question came fro... about the Hubble deep field images. i saw something similar to this before, but not on ATS.

wish i could find it.

The more i look at galaxies, the more i see the correlation between Grand unification theory Nassim Haramein has been throwing around.

images like these, help us understand what our reality really is... and where we stand in existence.

Thats incredible!! Maybe it should be turned in to a virtual pic, how amazing it would be if it filled a 360 view.

WOW thks i got wallpaper now..
anyone c earth

Wow! This will also be my new wallpaper. Great find and thanks for posting!


Does anyone know (or have an estimation) of what our galaxy looks like from, say, Andromeda. Is it a spiral or does it look like a strip like this image? Either way ... it is beautiful.

Thanks again! S & F for you!

Originally posted by Kurokage
Thats incredible!! Maybe it should be turned in to a virtual pic, how amazing it would be if it filled a 360 view.

I think Nasa/someone is working on that...can't wait. Try and find the link and post it.


This interactive Galaxy Map should hold you over until then...and make sure to utilize the options available.

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Hmm... I get this when I try to follow the link to a better version of the pic:

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Falls Sie der Betreiber dieser Homepage sind und wollen, dass Ihre Homepage
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Would really enjoy seeing a better and bigger version of it.

But thanks OP, very cool pic.



I tried this one from the bottom of the Space article:
141.209.165.197...

but that didn't work either for me. Really cool photo though

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Originally posted by alyosha1981
This cool and I had to share, the first link takes you to space.com but the second link takes you too the image, very cool IMO.

Axel Mellinger, of Central Michigan University, created this panorama of the Milky Way from 3,000 individual photographs that he melded together with mathematical models. Credit: Dr. Axel Mellinger

www.space.com...

Link to image

[edit on 1-11-2009 by alyosha1981]

The truth is out there.

Beautiful... simply beautiful, thanks for the link

Very cool pic . Most impressive.