37,440 exposures = a 360 degree panoramic sky survey of the Milky Way with and without superimposed constellations---5000mp image
He used 6 syncronized cameras and traveled 60,000 miles in the western US and in South Africa. The cameras were computer controlled to track the stars.
That is super cool! How in the world can someone stitch that many images wth an image that size? What kind of a system does that take? Seems like it would freeze up any system. Thanks for sharing this Don.
Kurt, while big, the images is actually small in comparison to some other shots out there. This is 5 Gigapixel. There is a 70 Gigapixel photo out there of Budapest.
Discussion
4 repliesHe used 6 syncronized cameras and traveled 60,000 miles in the western US and in South Africa. The cameras were computer controlled to track the stars.
He is a first-time astrophotographer.
See it here: http://skysurvey.org/
Thanks for posting this!
Kurt, while big, the images is actually small in comparison to some other shots out there. This is 5 Gigapixel. There is a 70 Gigapixel photo out there of Budapest.