FfFfFfFF 58,060 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio has released a Milky Way photo that took him nearly 12 years to create. The 1.7-gigapixel image has a cumulative exposure time of 1,250 hours. Metsavainio began shooting for the project back in 2009. For the next 12 years, he focused on different areas and objects in the Milky Way, shooting stitched mosaics of them as individual artworks. To complete the ultra-high-resolution view of the Milky Way as a whole, Metsavainio then set out to fill in the gaps that weren’t covered by his original artworks. “As a visual artist, the composition of the image means a lot. During the years, I have shot hundreds of individual targets from the Milky Way. Each image taken is an independent artwork. At the same time, I always kept in my mind the needs of the final large composition.” “I think this is a first image ever showing the Milky Way in this resolution and depth at all three color channels (H-a, S-II, and O-III),” Metsavainio tells PetaPixel. Source: 1, 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babba the Hutt 453 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 This is beautiful and amazing!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,060 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 11 hours ago, Barley said: This is beautiful and amazing!! A masterpiece tbh. The dedication behind this project is inspiring - not as a figure of speech, but because it gives you an exemple of how hard work can lead to mesmerising results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babba the Hutt 453 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 10 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: A masterpiece tbh. The dedication behind this project is inspiring - not as a figure of speech, but because it gives you an exemple of how hard work can lead to mesmerising results. Seriously! It might have been 12 years but the magnitude of this project definitely paid off with this impressive set, I admire J-P's perseverance and this gives me hope for even greater things to come in the future thanks to the way technology is advancing. The universe always fascinated me since I was very young and we really have waaay too much to discover yet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachinko 10,752 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Alexa, play "Masterpiece" by Madonna. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,060 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Barley said: Seriously! It might have been 12 years but the magnitude of this project definitely paid off with this impressive set, I admire J-P's perseverance and this gives me hope for even greater things to come in the future thanks to the way technology is advancing. The universe always fascinated me since I was very young and we really have waaay too much to discover yet! In the context of my life I find it to be inspiring me to follow one particular passion of mine, which takes a lot of time but also pays off (hopefully). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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