“I think this one must surely rank highly”
Top-tier astronomical time lapse
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Well, I'm not really a fan of picking favorites, but since we're talking about astronomical time lapses, I think this one must surely rank highly: this video
VLT (Very Large Telescope) HD Timelapse Footage
2.7M views · May 18, 2011 · 8:11 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2026
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 points people here: Commenters recommend it as an awe-inspiring way to feel Earth's rotation and our place in space.
“the first time I really grasped that we're all together on a rock tumbling through the vastness of space”HN comment, 2024
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“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
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Watching this footage of the Very Large Telescope in Chile was the first time I really grasped that we're all together on a rock tumbling through the vastness of space: this video
“See also: the timelapse footage of the sky from the VLT, Paranal. Just thinking about it gives me vertigo.”
Awe-inspiring timelapse of the sky from the VLT
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Wanderers is indeed excellent. See also: the timelapse footage of the sky from the VLT, Paranal. Just thinking about it gives me vertigo. this video
“This time-lapse probably better visualizes it”
Visualizes Earth's rotation
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Earth moves - that's how you get the next shot without repositioning the telescope. This time-lapse probably better visualizes it: this video