Earth rotation visualized by fixing the Milky way

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[True Dough]

1. Also known as

the effect of smoking a strong joint on a summer's night.

[Mr.Bill]

12. Actually LSD is the best drug for stargazing.

Look long enough and you will see UFOs.

[lapfog_1]

2. fake news!

the earth is FLAT!!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. Flat, yes, but seems to tilt rather badly at times.

Like the deck of a ship, or the floor of a bar at 2am.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Flat Earth Society

Link to tweet

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[cyclonefence]

3. Holy mackerel

That's astounding. When you think that there's a complete rotation every 24 hours and how fast a plane flying around the earth would have to go to achieve that, it's totally awesome to see the earth doing the work. I am stunned.

[demmiblue]

6. YouTube version:

Although the Earth rotates below the sky, aerial time-lapse videos often have the perspective of a celestial scene rushing above the ground. In this brief video by Aryeh Nirenberg, the Milky Way becomes completely stationary, highlighting specifically the Earth’s rotation. Nirenberg recorded the time-lapse with a Sony a7SII with the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 lens while using an equatorial tracking mount over a period of three hours. You can see more of his starscapes on Instagram and Youtube. (via Kottke)

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/08/stationary-milky-way-timelapse/

[LAS14]

7. Neat! nt

[packman]

8. The galaxy fell off the edge of the earth

Amazing

[lagomorph777]

9. Fantastic! Very clever idea!

I love the idea of putting the camera on an Equatorial telescope mount.

[OxQQme]

10. Stellarium, a free download

Download here --> https://stellarium.org/

[3Hotdogs]

11. Don't worry. Climate deniers have already asked Trump to stop the Milky Way from moving.

[iscooterliberally]

13. This is great news! The earth is actually tilting to the left!

I guess we're all surfing on the third stone from the sun.

[LudwigPastorius]

14. Whoah Nellie!

Be careful there.

All the cows are going to roll off.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. I haven't experienced that sensation in a few years. NT