Friday, October 10, 2014

a cosmic post

A photographer went about asking the question, "What would modern cities look like without light pollution?" Consulting astronomical charts, he calculated the earth's rotation and tilt and went to deserted locations absent light pollution and photographed the stars. These stars, on a different date, would be suspended over modern cities. He meshed the two together and presto: you get a glimpse at the starry nights obscured by modernity. Here are a handful:

Shanghai
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Paris
New York City

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