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I've updated my video "Australia Telescope Compact Array and surrounds" to fix some of the flickering in the time-lapse shots, added a bit more wildlife (including obligatory cockatoos taking a hayride on the telescope) and some additional time-lapse snippets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Emil, thanks for posting that! Seeing the movements of the telescopes reminds me of corps de ballet. What are the different birds in the video? Inquiring owls would like to know! Love the ending, too; made me laugh! That was not what I was expecting to see! These were all taken while I was "Du...

Hi All,

Here is a compilation of videos I have put together - all taken at the Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df2HrqPHfzc&hd=1[/youtube]

Best regards,

Emil Lenc.

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I'm curious as to what the glow is at the bottom of the "globe". I believe these are due to light pollution from the nearby town Narrabri (about 25 km / 15 miles away) and a refinery that is a bit closer in. Initially when I took the photos I was a bit disappointed by this (the astronomer...

Dark Matters http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Emil.Lenc/geoplanets/Geoplanets/ATCA.html Copyright: Emil Lenc http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Emil.Lenc/geoplanets/Geoplanets/ATCA_files/Media/IMG_8308%20PanoramaPlanet.02/IMG_8308%20PanoramaPlanet.02.jpg Comment: The following was inspired by the work ...