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Guess what? Those ‘twinkling’ stars you see in the night sky aren’t actually twinkling at all

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If you’ve ever had the opportunity to view the night sky out in country where there’s no light pollution you probably noticed how the stars seemed to be twinkling.

The thousands of twinkling stars that shine down from the heavens have been fascinating and mesmerizing us humans all throughout our long history.

But there’s a strange truth about those twinkling stars: They don’t really twinkle at all.

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Time-lapse Video: New Zealand and the Milky Way in 8K

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If you’ve been reading my blogs and newsletters for a while you know that I’m a huge fan of time-lapse videos.

Unlike regular videos, time-lapse videos are created by combining many still photographs that captured the same scene over a period of time.

This process is very similar to the way cartoon artists used to draw thousands of pictures and combine them into a sort of flip-book arrangement to create an animated video.  [Read more…]

Time-lapse video: “Sunset to Sunrise”

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Do you enjoy witnessing the incredible beauty of spectacular sunrises and sunsets?

Or perhaps you marvel at the enormity and beauty of the night sky and our amazing Milky Way galaxy?

Well, here’s a very short, but awesome time-lapse video featuring all of those wonderful natural phenomena for your viewing pleasure…  [Read more…]

Time-lapse video of the night sky over Switzerland

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Those who know me well know how much I love nature and this amazing planet we all share.

They also know I love photography.

When you combine the two and capture a series of time-lapse photos you’ll almost always come away with something that’s truly special.  [Read more…]

Timelapse video: Starscapes

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Have you ever had the pleasure of looking up at the night sky on a pitch-dark night, in a location that was far, far away from the nearest town or city lights?

If so, you were probably amazed at all the stars, nebulae and other magical objects that filled the unfiltered night sky.

And of course you were likely blessed to witness the breathtaking spectacle of our Milky Way galaxy as it dominated the vista overhead.  [Read more…]