The discussion highlights a collection of astronomy videos curated by NGC6822 on YouTube, sparking curiosity about potential copyright issues. Users express interest in the content, noting it diverges from typical star videos. The conversation also mentions the availability of free planetarium software, such as Celestia, which allows users to explore and visualize celestial bodies. This software is recommended for creating high-quality vector-graphic images suitable for reports. Overall, the thread emphasizes the value of accessible astronomy resources and tools for enthusiasts.
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This guy did a very nice job of collecting many astronomy videos (I am unsure if it is copyright infringement). The link is http://www.youtube.com/user/NGC6822
I thought you were actually talking about videos of stars. But good link, this is more interesting.
BTW you can make videos of, or just examine, any view of any stars from anywhere on Earth or in space with the awesome free planetarium software that's out there, like http://celestia.sourceforge.net/" is the thing if you need nice vector-graphic images for printing in a paper or report.
Partial solar eclipse from Twizel, South Isl., New Zealand ...
almost missed it due to cloud, didnt see max at 0710 NZST as it went back into cloud.
20250922, 0701NZST
Canon 6D II 70-200mm @200mm,
F4, 100th sec, 1600ISO
Makeshift solar filter made out of solar eclipse sunglasses
This thread is dedicated to the beauty and awesomeness of our Universe. If you feel like it, please share video clips and photos (or nice animations) of space and objects in space in this thread. Your posts, clips and photos may by all means include scientific information; that does not make it less beautiful to me (n.b. the posts must of course comply with the PF guidelines, i.e. regarding science, only mainstream science is allowed, fringe/pseudoscience is not allowed).
n.b. I start this...
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