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This is a 360 degree Panorama of the Aumndsen-Scott South Pole Station, South Pole Antarctica.
This was taken on 7-28 during the afternoon at a temperature of around -90F with a windchill of -130F. The moon in the shot was only a slight crescent but is incredibly bright. When the moon is not around we are surrounded by total darkness, unless we happen to be graced by a beautiful aurora! I was lucky enough to catch this nice aurora along with the moon. The moon is so bright down here that it mutes out the sky, making shots of stars quite difficult. I have to move very fast while taking photos down here as my batteries freeze quite quickly and even my tripod freezes and no longer will rotate... Normally I keep a headlamp with me, but this time I had forgotten it while in a rush to capture the dissipating aurora, so had to shoot with whatever I had last set the camera at, and had to hope i didn't bump the rings since i wouldn't be able to see to change anything. Unfortunately while walking out to this point to take the photos I bumped the focal ring on the lens and ever so slightly causing the pictures to bit out of focus, but the pano was so beautiful I couldn't just toss it. These images were taken with a Canon EOS-1D Mark II at 16mm, f-stop 2.8 for 30 second exposures. *edit: You can see each of the constellations drawn in over the skyline here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=31101 |
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Apollo frames AS17-138-21151 through 21177. Panorama taken by Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. Stitched by Patrick Auld at NASA Ames. |
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This is #5, the last in my Manhattan Beach Pier Christmas Gigapan series. The view is South to Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island. The new moon shined above the ocean while the Christmas lights on the pier glowed. By time the scene was complete it was dark, making for a few long exposures 70 shots, Nikon P5100, ©John Post |
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Apollo frames AS17-141-21576 through 21603. Panorama taken by Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. Stitched by Patrick Auld at NASA Ames. |
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Apollo frames AS17-134-20437 through 20446. Panorama taken by Gene Cernan, Apollo 17 commander. Stitched by Patrick Auld at NASA Ames. |
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On a mountain bike trip through the Canyonlands National Park in Utah on the White Rim road, we spent one of three nights at 'Murphys' plateau. I had to pee in the middle of the full moon night and decided to take this long exposure (30 seconds each) night shot of the desert (thats why its soo grainy- its moonlit) |
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Apollo frames AS17-137-20991 through 21027. Panorama taken by Gene Cernan, Apollo 17 commander. Stitched by Patrick Auld at NASA Ames. |
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Here we are very near to the North Pole, having a party on the drifting ice . The passengers and crew were in a festive mood despite our awakening for the arrival at the Pole in the middle of last night. The sky was clear with a brilliant sun warming us as we ventured off the ship. You might see some people dressed in lighter-weight garb than you would expect so close to the top of the world.
We had our picnic on the port side ice. A ship this large creates a very big blind spot. The starboard side was off limits today as our guards set their perimeter and watched the horizon for large, hungry carnivores. If they spotted one, the planwas to herd us back up the gangway. You can see other activities besides our BBQ-on-ice. Participants in an activity called the Polar Plunge dove into the water at the stern of the ship for a brief swim. The salt water was a few degrees colder than the 0 degrees Celsius temperature that freezes fresh water. Other folks made snow angles and snow balls. With the air temperature at 0 degrees Celsius, the snowballs packed rather well. We took photographs of people "pulling the ship" with the line that you see tied at the bow. Folks sat or stood on the anchor for more photographs. The fun of playing in the snow and the grand scale of the ship and its anchor made some of us feel like kids again. As the party wound down, the helicopter took us up for flights around the ship. Can you find the 3rd quarter moon? It is one week away from a total solar eclipse on August 1. When we get back on board, we will be breaking ice toward the path of totality. With no land details to geocode this panorama, I have tried to use the time of day with the positions of the sun and the moon to orient the panorama in Google Earth. I think that it worked out well. With the drifting of the ice pack, our picnic spot had already move by about a kimometer before the picnic was over. This panorama was photographed with a Nikon D80 and stitched with Autopano Pro. |
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Nightview from 1 of the highest towers of Gran Hotel Lopesan Costa Meloneras - nearby Maspalomas, Gran Canaria.
This is the south side. You can see the swimmingpool, the lighthouse, a market, the sea, moonshine, the beach,... and lots of lights :-) |