09/16/2021
Looking at this photo might make you feel a little topsy-turvy! This Picture of the Week captures both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere at once — the whole night's sky in one mind-bending image — something that would be impossible to see in real life.
To create this image, photographers Petr Horálek and Juan Carlos Casado took two pictures at observatories located at the same latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The top half is a photo taken at the IAC - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias , 29 degrees north of the equator, whilst the bottom half was taken at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, 29 degrees south of the equator. When digitally stitched together, they create a continuous sweeping view of the night’s sky.
Click the link to learn more and also see an interactive version of the image: https://orlo.uk/jmCS0
Image credit: Petr Horálek Photography , J. C. Casado / ESO Astronomy
