Comments on: Southern skies time lapse: Nocturnal http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Carl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337391 Carl Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:51:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337391 Thanks, Brian! Thanks, Brian!

]]> By: Joseph G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337390 Joseph G Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:22:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337390 Wow, I never knew a meteor train could last that long. Also, that sculpture doesn't look very excited by the fantastic view ;) Wow, I never knew a meteor train could last that long.

Also, that sculpture doesn’t look very excited by the fantastic view ;)

]]> By: carbonUnit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337389 carbonUnit Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:42:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337389 Is that sunlight, or moonlight?? Is that sunlight, or moonlight??

]]> By: Colin Legg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337388 Colin Legg Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:57:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337388 Andrei, sorry but you are wrong with your special effects talk. Every frame is exactly as the camera saw it, no special effects whatsoever. The Milky Way scene that you and others are referring was shot in moonlight...there are a couple of days in the lunar month when you can expose for both landscape and Milky Way. Thanks for watching and thanks everyone for the kind comments. And thanks Phil for posting the clip. Andrei, sorry but you are wrong with your special effects talk. Every frame is exactly as the camera saw it, no special effects whatsoever. The Milky Way scene that you and others are referring was shot in moonlight…there are a couple of days in the lunar month when you can expose for both landscape and Milky Way.

Thanks for watching and thanks everyone for the kind comments. And thanks Phil for posting the clip.

]]> By: Andrei http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337387 Andrei Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:38:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337387 I find it a bit deceiving - the fact that you need to resort to gimmicks and special effects in time lapses just to be able to impress someone tells me that we cannot really appreciate anymore the beauty of our world as is. Yes, it's beautiful, yes, it's an interesting effect to see the Milky Way when the Sun is up, but for me, this isn't anymore a time lapse. This is special effects a la Hollywood. I find it a bit deceiving – the fact that you need to resort to gimmicks and special effects in time lapses just to be able to impress someone tells me that we cannot really appreciate anymore the beauty of our world as is.
Yes, it’s beautiful, yes, it’s an interesting effect to see the Milky Way when the Sun is up, but for me, this isn’t anymore a time lapse. This is special effects a la Hollywood.

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337386 Brian Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:20:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337386 tallnginger - the scene at the end isn't sunlight, it's a lunar eclipse tallnginger – the scene at the end isn’t sunlight, it’s a lunar eclipse

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337385 Brian Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:10:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337385 Carl - the 'humanoid' statue is one of the 51 Gormley Sculptures on Lake Ballard in Western Australia. Here is some more information. http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Pages/Attraction.aspx?n=Inside_Australia_-_Antony_Gormley_Sculptures&pid=9029939 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeIDvX23HYs This video here is the BEST use of them I've ever seen. Thanks Bad Astronomer! Carl – the ‘humanoid’ statue is one of the 51 Gormley Sculptures on Lake Ballard in Western Australia. Here is some more information.
http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Pages/Attraction.aspx?n=Inside_Australia_-_Antony_Gormley_Sculptures&pid=9029939
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeIDvX23HYs

This video here is the BEST use of them I’ve ever seen. Thanks Bad Astronomer!

]]> By: Carl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337384 Carl Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:40:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337384 What exactly is the big humanoid statue in the water? Is that a famous sculpture? I can't find any information about it. What exactly is the big humanoid statue in the water? Is that a famous sculpture? I can’t find any information about it.

]]> By: tallnginger http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337383 tallnginger Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:36:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337383 How does the capture the Milky Way there at the end in the sunlight. It's spectacular How does the capture the Milky Way there at the end in the sunlight. It’s spectacular

]]> By: Michael http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/28/southern-skies-time-lapse-nocturnal/#comment-337382 Michael Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:33:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=51947#comment-337382 I love these time-lapsed videos. This one is one of my favorites you've shared! Keep 'em coming! I love these time-lapsed videos. This one is one of my favorites you’ve shared! Keep ‘em coming!

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