Comments on: Down Under Milky Way time lapse

By: Travelogues, Part 3: To the Karoo « One Astronomer's Noise

Travelogues, Part 3: To the Karoo « One Astronomer's Noise — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:58:35 +0000

[...] (Since you couldn’t be there, enjoy this lovely time lapse video of the sky from Australia by Alex Cherney, which I saw on Bad Astronomy.) [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:45:20 +0000

In some Australian Aboriginal cultures, the stars of Orion are also viewed as a hunter.

Nice time lapse. You could even see the head and neck of the emu at around the 50 second mark. (The dark patches in the milky way form the head and body of an emu. You need good visibility to see it.)

By: Messier Tidy Upper

Messier Tidy Upper — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:33:09 +0000

Thanks BA. Beautiful and, yes, a much needed “palate-cleanser” indeed.

@14. QuietDesperation : I’m not bored of them – and, yes I think you should be.

@17. Naomi : Thanks for that! Very different & very clever.

By: Quagmire

Quagmire — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:50:05 +0000

I have dreams sometimes about going south and seeing strange, bright new constellations coming up over the horizon. One of the things I hope to do at some point in my life.

That appears to be the moon setting in Virgo (?) at about 0:16. But what is the yellowish light source that becomes visible off to the right around 0:26 – 0:42?

By: Cosmonut

Cosmonut — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:47:13 +0000

Just back from a long trip to New Zealand.

Two months of seeing Orion upside down, Scorpio on its side, and the Milky Way slanting UP into the sky ! Can’t wait to go back again.

(Forr anybody visiting there, you can’t beat Lake Tekapo on a clear moonless night for mind-blasting views of the Milky Way. Simply incredible)

By: DrFlimmer

DrFlimmer — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:21:50 +0000

@ #19 Jonathan Lubin

I had the same impressions last year, when I was in Namibia. Orion upside-down, the moon on its back and the sun shining from the north (which means the shadows were moving the other way around). Confusing, but simply awesome!
I must go there, again!

By: Jonathan Lubin

Jonathan Lubin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:05:52 +0000

On Orion being upside-down: I spent some time in extreme southern Chile in Nov’04 and managed to get out around 1AM under a perfectly clear sky, star maps in hand. Not only was Orion upside down, but I kept having to do 180′s on the book to read the names of individual stars (book published in England), making me extremely confused. A lovely night, though!
But the creepiest thing of all was the last night we were there, moon was new, I saw it setting, and the horns were pointing in the wrong direction.

By: Melanie (Australia)

Melanie (Australia) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:40:26 +0000

Naomi – head for desert SA and look up. I swear you feel like you could touch the stars!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:38:40 +0000

Phil! I’d love to see you feature this – http://wen-astar.deviantart.com/art/Milky-Way-in-Pearls-208638619 It’s a map of the Milky Way, with magnitude and stellar classification accurately represented. And it’s really pretty!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:52:46 +0000

Ohh, so THAT’S what southern skies look like!

…Hi, I’ve lived in Australia’s biggest city my entire life. Once day, I’ve gotta get out to the country.