Timelapse videos of the milkyway - worldwide
Black Desert, Egypt
See the spectacular contrasts which the landscape of the Black Desert in Egypt has to offer. A perfect starry night shows the milky way and billion of stars, until the moon rises and colors the landscape in a magic light.
Date of Capture:12/27/2010, 03:00pm-09:00am Length:
2:13Min Position:
28°03'59.20N, 28°42'24.45E
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
The moon and the milky way share the night sky above the Uluru (Ayers Rock). But soon the moon sets and so arouses the fascinating colors of the milky way. The Magellanic Clouds slowly rise later.
Date of Capture:09/13/2010, 06:00pm-08:00am Length:
1:47Min Position:
25°13'14.20S, 131°13'42.10E
Gran Telescopio Canarias, La Palma
In this timelapse movie you can see the Gran Telescopio Canarias on La Palma at work. Thanks to earth's rotation the milkyway does not need long to appear. The sundawn is very colorful.
Date of Capture:01/13/2010, 05:30pm-09:40am Length:
1:15Min Position:
28°46'27.90N, 17°53'16.60W
The tree and the stars, Germany
The moon turns night into day in this timelapse video. A loneley tree is waiting for the stars to rise, and after the moon has gone the milky way also takes part in this time lapse video, but only until the sun is coming up again..
Date of Capture:08/20/2010, 06:00pm-07:30am Length:
1:06Min Position:
48°31'30.22N, 9°35'47.48E
Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma
At top of the Roque de los Muchachos there is a great view on both islands La Gomera and Teneriffa. And there is a great starry sky. Sunrise seems to let earth glow..
Date of Capture:01/17/2010, 05:20pm-09:30am Length:
1:22Min Position:
28°45'09.50N, 17°52'57.00W
Telescopes on top of the Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma
It's Polaris, which is in the middle of this timelapse video. The uncountable number of stars on the sky creates perfect astrophysical conditions for observing with the telescopes. Also the milkyway is visible.
Date of Capture:01/15/2010, 05:20pm-09:30am Length:
1:14Min Position:
28°45'17.10N, 17°53'06.90W
Welzheim Observatory, Germany
This timelapse video shows the milkyway in Germany. Light pollution is relatively low at the Observatoy in Welzheim, nevertheless the stars and the milkyway are a bit extenuated. You can also see Polaris, the star which everything around turns.
Date of capture:05/22/2009, 07:30pm-07:30am Length:
1:06Min Position:
48°52'18.70°N, 9°35'39.60°E
