A Rare ‘Little Planet’ Photograph Featuring The Aurora and The Milky Way
Oct 5, 2014
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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We have seen many Little Planet photos before, but this little planet is one of the best I’ve seen of our little planet. Photographer Göran Strand took this photo around the autumnal equinox night (September 24th) over Lake Storsjön in Jämtland, Sweden.
This specific time of the year is more prone to Geomagnetic storms (and thereby to Northern lights). Göran’s took a 360° panorama with the Milky Way correctly exposed in the east sky and the Aurora reflecting in the lake to the north. Here is the twist though, before doing the little planet conversion, Göran flipped the photo, putting the skies at the center and the land as the perimeter.
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[Aurora and Milky Way in a Little Sky | Göran Strand via APOD]
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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5 responses to “A Rare ‘Little Planet’ Photograph Featuring The Aurora and The Milky Way”
So awesome. He’s got some amazing shots!
This looks like an empty world with little rocks to jump on to reach a portal… then again I probably just played too many video games.
Yes, I have to agree with you on that one. Also very nice photos you have there. :)
Glad to know I’m not the only one thinking that! :) And thanks :)
The “planet” looks like a gassy giant and the rocks look like an asteroid belt or something. It also kinda looks like a fish’s eye. :)