Bad Astronomer: the rise of the Milky Way

[likethebeer]

Cool article with video (and of course an explanation):
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/06/13/time_lapse_the_rise_of_the_milky_way.html

Comments

Re: Sagitarius

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I don't know. The guy who runs the Hayden planetarium grew up in NYC & only saw them in planetariums. I've heard him say that, the first time he saw the night sky out in the country, he was disappointed because it didn't look like stuff from the planetarium.

Re: Sagitarius

[immemor.livejournal.com]

That’s an awesome story.

Re: Sagitarius

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

He's pretty cool (Neil DeGrasse Tyson).