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APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:06 am
by APOD Robot
Namibian Nights
Explanation: Namibia has some of the darkest nights visible from any continent. It is therefore home to some of the more
spectacular skyscapes, a few of which have been captured in the
above time-lapse video. Visible at the movie start are unusual
quiver trees perched before a deep starfield highlighted by the
central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. This bright band of stars and gas appears to
pivot around the
celestial south pole as our
Earth rotates. The remains of
camel thorn trees are then seen against a sky that includes a fuzzy patch on the far right that is the
Large Magellanic Cloud, a small
satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. A bright sunlight-reflecting
satellite passes quickly overhead.
Quiver trees appear again, now showing their unusual trunks, while the
Small Magellanic Cloud becomes clearly visible in the background. Artificial lights illuminate a mist that surround
camel thorn trees in
Deadvlei. In the final sequence, natural Namibian
stone arches are captured against the advancing shadows of the setting moon. This video incorporates over 16,000 images shot over two years, and won top honors among the 2012
Travel Photographer of the Year awards.
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Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:35 am
by fausto.lubatti
Excellent time lapse: I like the movement of the camera that gives the impression of a 3D view while the sky is rotating; also interesting lighting.
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Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:28 pm
by MargaritaMc
Oh, to be able to be under such wonderfully clear skies! This is the first time I've seen a photograph of the Milky Way that is so stunning.
Margarita
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 1:42 pm
by SouthEastAsia
Awe inspiring. Humbling. Stunning. Simply outstanding work. How does one say, 'wow', in Namibian?
Sure, I give a thumbs up too. He deserves the top honors for this...
Thanks for sharing.
I wish someone could create this in the Philippines some year too!? There's some very dark sky here away from the city smoke -- be it remote island or isolated mountain top -- complete with some pretty rich, exotic natural wonders of our own to mesh seamlessly with our beautiful Milkyway backdrop. We have a super comet passing overhead here too in November I heard, I can't wait for that!
Good luck all.
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 1:46 pm
by Moonlady
Great image of our Milky Way!
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:57 pm
by neufer
SouthEastAsia wrote:
How does one say, 'wow', in Namibian?
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
- Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia.
Official language: English Language
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:58 pm
by starstruck
Beautiful landscapes, beautiful skyscapes . . beautiful photography!
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:05 pm
by ta152h0
can't see the doodad ! speed of darkness must be slower than the speed of light...
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:56 pm
by Ron-Astro Pharmacist
Wow then! Love to be in Nambia at night. Makes one to want to live under dark skies. Thanks for the video.
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Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:26 pm
by Dale61cool
The pictures of this video were so very beautiful, the music was also so very beautiful, but what made this short video so very terrible was the slow downloading that caused the jerking, jumping, and lapsing that made something so very beautiful into something so very horrible.
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:31 pm
by bystander
Dale61cool wrote:The pictures of this video were so very beautiful, the music was also so very beautiful, but what made this short video so very terrible was the slow downloading that caused the jerking, jumping, and lapsing that made something so very beautiful into something so very horrible.
Vimeo is slow, but excellent quality. I usually open them at vimeo, make sure HD is on, start the video, pause it. Then I go do something else while the video loads. I come back later after the video is loaded and watch it without the jerking.
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:35 pm
by Anthony Barreiro
Too many trees getting in the way of the sky. Grumble.
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:46 pm
by saturno2
Very interesting. The image of the Galaxy Milky Way is very good.
Namibian Nights.
Nights of stars.