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VLT (Very Large Telescope) HD Timelapse Footage

Nicolas Bustos · other · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysicsVisual arts, photography & architecture

What it is

A timelapse compilation of the night sky above the Very Large Telescope at Paranal, Chile, using ESO photographers' footage set to music. It shows the stars wheeling overhead and the observatory at work.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters recommend it as an awe-inspiring way to feel Earth's rotation and our place in space.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “I think this one must surely rank highly”

    Top-tier astronomical time lapse

    dTal, 2022-03 · Strong recommendation · in “A Rocket Launch Seen from the ISS”

  2. “the first time I really grasped that we're all together on a rock tumbling through the vastness of space”

    VLT footage conveys Earth tumbling through space

    tohuvavohu, 2024-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Why is Chile so long?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: timelapse, vlt, paranal, night sky, eso

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