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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Magnum on January 15, 2011, 08:15

Title: Image of the whole sky
Post by: Magnum on January 15, 2011, 08:15

"Astronomers have released the largest ever colour image of the whole sky, stitched from seven million images, each made of 125 million pixels"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12167011 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12167011)

Title: Re: Image of the whole sky
Post by: molka on January 15, 2011, 08:44

Thanks, I love this kind of stuff. NASA Goddard Photo and Video is my favorite stream on flickr too.

Title: Re: Image of the whole sky
Post by: madelaide on January 15, 2011, 18:16

I wonder what stitching software they used?  Are overlapping areas ok? :D

Title: Re: Image of the whole sky
Post by: RacePhoto on January 16, 2011, 01:20

Dang, that was my idea and I've been working on it for five years... now someone else did it. I'll have to start over with something new. :D

125 million pixel images are about 11200 x 11200 each. Can I have a WOW just for that? Did I read that right?

Uh yes, I did: The workhorse behind the data set, a camera comprising 125 million pixels that long held the record for highest-resolution camera in the world, has been retired. Another Wow...

I wonder what they will do next?