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bernard on "800 megapixel D3 photo of Milky Way (not the candy)"

bernard — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:00:08 +0000

Nice photo !!!
If there is life out there, imagine the market for Nikon !... :o)

adamz on "800 megapixel D3 photo of Milky Way (not the candy)"

adamz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:15:07 +0000

nice finding Niko - just wonder how they managed to synchronized all the pictures

NikoDoby on "800 megapixel D3 photo of Milky Way (not the candy)"

NikoDoby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:32:53 +0000

You can find a desktop version at this link. The photographers were Serge Brunier and Frédéric Tapissier. This was for the GigaGalaxy Zoom Project which is part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

http://www.eso.org/gallery/d/136986-2/phot-32a-09-fullres.jpg

NikoDoby on "800 megapixel D3 photo of Milky Way (not the candy)"

NikoDoby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:05:32 +0000

Gime a second QuadraPixel, I've got whipped cream all over my monitors! (don't ask) I'll post it up for you.

QuadraPixel on "800 megapixel D3 photo of Milky Way (not the candy)"

QuadraPixel — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:29:36 +0000

Neat-o, where can I see a version of this photo I can control?

NikoDoby on "800 megapixel D3 photo of Milky Way (not the candy)"

NikoDoby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:55:54 +0000

Two guys use a D3 and a 50mm lens at f/5.6 to take 1,200 photos of the Milky Way. In yer face Hubble Telescope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9R6MpC3AQ&feature=player_embedded

I will now attempt to make an 800mp photo of the candy bar next weekend :^)