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26 September 2009 @ 05:57 pm
Reclaiming the night sky: award-winning astrophotography  
Found these amazing photos on the New Scientist site:

Iranian photographer Babak Tafreshi has won the 2009 Lennart Nilsson scientific photography prize. According to the award panel, his images "reclaim a night sky that most modern people have lost."



It makes you realise why the stars were so important to ancient peoples - imagine looking up and seeing that, instead of a few distant dots. Amazing.

See more here: http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn17858reclaiming-the-night-sky/1
 
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Geek Mama: Black Pearl Nights (blank by cunning_cro[info]geekmama on September 26th, 2009 05:24 pm (UTC)
Truly amazing pictures. Thank you for posting that link!!
Erin[info]erinya on September 26th, 2009 07:26 pm (UTC)
Wow, it looks at first glance like a photo taken on the surface of some other planet, because such views are so unfamiliar. So beautiful.
ditte3[info]ditte3 on September 27th, 2009 01:39 pm (UTC)
It's so beautiful.I was in a little willage a few years ago.It was amazing to see the Milky Way.I praised God.It wasn't as clear as on this picture,but it was beautiful.Thank you for posting this.