Light Everywhere (7 Jan. 2011)
What is being shown in this photograph is the hundreds of billions of stars within the vast Milky Way. What I found most interesting about this photo was actually the process of taking the photo and making it as you see now. This is because along with many other things, photography is a large part of astronomy because what can't be explained through words and facts can be more easily explained through a photograph. This photograph is a panorama made with eight sets of five photos at eight seconds each. Much exposure was required for the galaxy so the foreground of course is a bit overexposed. Also the shooting star that you see required about fifty different shots. I believe it is important not only to praise the astronomers for all they have discovered about our vast universe but also the photographers and artists who are able to put the astronomer's vision into a sort of reality.
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