So coolđź‘Ź apparently needs to be more than 25 chars
tinmar_g on
Here is a timelapse I made to illustrate the Earth’s rotation. It represents a full night of 8hours and 15 minutes.
I captured it in the Canary Islands during an astrophotography trip, on the island of La Palma, which truly lives up to its reputation as one of the best night skies in the world.
As you know, our planet Earth spins on its axis. This is what we call Earth’s rotation. The best way to witness this phenomenon is to observe an astral object and watch it move across the sky. You could look at the Sun, but it is even more impressive to watch the stars, as you can see the entire sky shifting.
Astro timelapses are perfect for this. By speeding up the night sky, they make Earth’s motion more obvious. But to really emphasize the effect, you can stabilize the stars instead, making the Earth appear to move beneath the sky. That is exactly what I aimed to do here.
To achieve this, I used an equatorial mount (the Star Adventurer) to track the stars and keep them steady while the landscape rotates.
What can we see in this timelapse?
– Sea of clouds. A beautiful sea of clouds slowly forms and fills the lower part of the frame.
– Thick mist. A dense mist lingers just below my position, visible in the distance as it traps the light pollution.
– Strong airglow. Green clouds cover the sky — that is airglow. It is a faint natural glow emitted by the Earth’s atmosphere, visible even in the absence of moonlight or direct sunlight. It is caused by chemical reactions between atmospheric particles at high altitudes and can appear as green, red, or bluish bands in the night sky.
– Headlights. Occasional flashes from rare cars taking the road about 200 meters away.
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Settings: 660 pictures at f/2.2 – 45 sec – ISO 2500
Canon 6D (astro-modded) – Skywatcher Star Adventurer – Sigma ART 14mm
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P.S.: Did you notice the meteor at the beginning?
wanszai on
Amazing. Mesmerising and super cool.
Good job!
Impossible_End5852 on
Posting this in 8 different subs wasn’t enough?
Winter-Ad-6859 on
I’ve seen a similar video…so freaking cool! What type of setup does this?
ChasedWarrior on
Wow! Very cool. We could be sideways and not even know it
JustAutreWaterBender on
So very cool! And yeah beautiful sunset as well.
Noppers on
I never get tired of seeing these kinds of videos
Adam-Happyman on
That’s a beauty, where can I watch in better quality?
Octoplow on
What’s the yellow glow on the horizon all night?
theshonufff on
Amazing. That would make a really awesome screensaver.
aeroxan on
The fog flowing in was mesmerizing. Beautiful work.
linos100 on
Had a short dumb moment where I thought “gee, I wonder if you can do this to show how it looks from the POV of standing on a moving Earth”
NinjaLanternShark on
Won’t load for me — Reddits media handling is pathetic.
You know the technical term for animated gifs is “GIF 89A” meaning the format was developed in 1989?
They couldn’t find a good reason to use a video format newer than 36 years old?
fortysix-46 on
Beautiful! Something about this unsettles me though if I watch for too long.
PapiKawaii on
I’m sorry this has to be one of the most beautiful things i seen on this demonic app
s4lt3d on
Which direction is the camera pointing, south?
cbobgo on
This is really fucking cool thanks for posting
lavazone2 on
I’ve got a neighbor that will say this is trick photography, lol. Got another neighbor who says he’s Superman and that he will fly the non believing neighbor around to prove the earth isn’t flat, but the guy declined.
It’s an interesting neighborhood.
Simple1Spoon on
Truly one of the coolest things I’ve seen on social media.
qwertyaugustus on
Am I imagining this or can we also ever so subtly see not just the earth’s rotation but also its orbital movement around the sun against the background stars? Over 8 hours that’s like 1/3rd of a degree around the orbit, more or less, so maybe?
Supersuperbad on
After watching it a few times, you realize we’re all riding on a speck of dust.
mubbcsoc on
This is ridiculously cool! Thanks for sharing this!
CRA1964TVII on
This is incredibly beautiful. It really puts things into perspective. I’m so curious how this is done. Your understanding of science and light brought together is amazing.
SilentFinding3433 on
This is awesome but I’m confused how it rotates if it’s flat /s
regnak1 on
I realize from the comments here that other people have done similar shots, but this is the first one I’ve seen and I am blown away – this is outstanding. Seriously, truly excellent work!
23AndThatGuy on
That is amazing! I would have never thought of that (needed the 25 char to comment, so sorry for rambling on and on and on and on to make sure I got to the minimum – and stuff)
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So coolđź‘Ź apparently needs to be more than 25 chars
Here is a timelapse I made to illustrate the Earth’s rotation. It represents a full night of 8hours and 15 minutes.
I captured it in the Canary Islands during an astrophotography trip, on the island of La Palma, which truly lives up to its reputation as one of the best night skies in the world.
If you’re interested, you can find more of my work on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tinmar_g/)
As you know, our planet Earth spins on its axis. This is what we call Earth’s rotation. The best way to witness this phenomenon is to observe an astral object and watch it move across the sky. You could look at the Sun, but it is even more impressive to watch the stars, as you can see the entire sky shifting.
Astro timelapses are perfect for this. By speeding up the night sky, they make Earth’s motion more obvious. But to really emphasize the effect, you can stabilize the stars instead, making the Earth appear to move beneath the sky. That is exactly what I aimed to do here.
To achieve this, I used an equatorial mount (the Star Adventurer) to track the stars and keep them steady while the landscape rotates.
What can we see in this timelapse?
– Sea of clouds. A beautiful sea of clouds slowly forms and fills the lower part of the frame.
– Thick mist. A dense mist lingers just below my position, visible in the distance as it traps the light pollution.
– Strong airglow. Green clouds cover the sky — that is airglow. It is a faint natural glow emitted by the Earth’s atmosphere, visible even in the absence of moonlight or direct sunlight. It is caused by chemical reactions between atmospheric particles at high altitudes and can appear as green, red, or bluish bands in the night sky.
– Headlights. Occasional flashes from rare cars taking the road about 200 meters away.
——
đź“·
Settings: 660 pictures at f/2.2 – 45 sec – ISO 2500
Canon 6D (astro-modded) – Skywatcher Star Adventurer – Sigma ART 14mm
——
P.S.: Did you notice the meteor at the beginning?
Amazing. Mesmerising and super cool.
Good job!
Posting this in 8 different subs wasn’t enough?
I’ve seen a similar video…so freaking cool! What type of setup does this?
Wow! Very cool. We could be sideways and not even know it
So very cool! And yeah beautiful sunset as well.
I never get tired of seeing these kinds of videos
That’s a beauty, where can I watch in better quality?
What’s the yellow glow on the horizon all night?
Amazing. That would make a really awesome screensaver.
The fog flowing in was mesmerizing. Beautiful work.
Had a short dumb moment where I thought “gee, I wonder if you can do this to show how it looks from the POV of standing on a moving Earth”
Won’t load for me — Reddits media handling is pathetic.
You know the technical term for animated gifs is “GIF 89A” meaning the format was developed in 1989?
They couldn’t find a good reason to use a video format newer than 36 years old?
Beautiful! Something about this unsettles me though if I watch for too long.
I’m sorry this has to be one of the most beautiful things i seen on this demonic app
Which direction is the camera pointing, south?
This is really fucking cool thanks for posting
I’ve got a neighbor that will say this is trick photography, lol. Got another neighbor who says he’s Superman and that he will fly the non believing neighbor around to prove the earth isn’t flat, but the guy declined.
It’s an interesting neighborhood.
Truly one of the coolest things I’ve seen on social media.
Am I imagining this or can we also ever so subtly see not just the earth’s rotation but also its orbital movement around the sun against the background stars? Over 8 hours that’s like 1/3rd of a degree around the orbit, more or less, so maybe?
After watching it a few times, you realize we’re all riding on a speck of dust.
This is ridiculously cool! Thanks for sharing this!
This is incredibly beautiful. It really puts things into perspective. I’m so curious how this is done. Your understanding of science and light brought together is amazing.
This is awesome but I’m confused how it rotates if it’s flat /s
I realize from the comments here that other people have done similar shots, but this is the first one I’ve seen and I am blown away – this is outstanding. Seriously, truly excellent work!
That is amazing! I would have never thought of that (needed the 25 char to comment, so sorry for rambling on and on and on and on to make sure I got to the minimum – and stuff)