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Compressed Time at the Australia Telescope Compact Array

Posted by timothy on from the ok-ok-it's-an-illusion dept.

epaell writes "I've been playing a little bit with time-lapse and video editing over the last week while Duty Astronomer at the CSIRO's Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) near Narrabri in country New South Wales (Australia). Playing with video is all quite a new experience for me but I had fun putting this together and thought others may enjoy it. I've captured a number of videos of and around the telescope and attempted to highlight not only the instrument and the skies but also some of the wildlife we encounter on a daily basis while observing there. It also includes an obligatory video of cockatoos taking a hayride on one of the dishes and the frogs in the control room that are our constant companions during long observing sessions :-) I recommend switching from 360p to 1080p and setting on full-screen mode to get the full effect of the video."

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  1. More things to see by a_ghostwheel · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those who like that kind of stuff, also check out this video - one of the best I've seen so far.

    1. Re:More things to see by Schwarzy · · Score: 2

      This one is nice too: http://vimeo.com/23205323

      Since two weeks, I saw very good videos of this kind.

    2. Re:More things to see by Verteiron · · Score: 3, Informative

      Don't forget this one. Some of the best aurora footage I've ever seen.

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    3. Re:More things to see by psydad · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Also this one from the VLT in Chile - stunning stuff!! http://youtu.be/wFpeM3fxJoQ

  2. Thank you by Pharmboy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Very, very nicely done work. Thank you for the break, and the demonstration of why art and science aren't always two different things.

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  3. Re:Slashdot: News for Nerds, stuff that matters by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, he's right! We should go back to arguing about which smartphone OS is the best!

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  4. Another video by excelsior_gr · · Score: 2

    This is in the same spirit, from VLT in Chile:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/NikoBustos#p/a/u/1/wFpeM3fxJoQ

  5. Re:What's that bird? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The grey bird rolling around is an Apostle bird (Struthidea cinerea).