An Airline Pilot Captured This Beautiful Timelapse Footage Of The Milky Way

An Airline Pilot Captured This Beautiful Timelapse Footage Of The Milky Way

Video: As a passenger on an aeroplane, it’s not easy to shoot footage from your plane’s tiny window. But when you’re the pilot, with a large window to watch the night sky, it’s possible to capture some amazing aerial footage of the Milky Way.

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This timelapse footage provides an incredible view of the Milky Way, visible overhead while the Earth races past beneath. It was captured by pilot Sales Wick during a longhaul flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Sao Paulo, Brazil. From his vantage point above the clouds and the worst light pollution of large cities, Wick captured clear, long-exposure images of the star-filled sky.

[BeyondClouds via PetaPixel]


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