The Milky Way as you've never seen it before

[Muzz]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/07/article-1374106-0B7D2ECB00000578-670_964x334.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1374106/The-Milky-Way-youve-seen-Incredible-360-degree-panorama-reveals-majesty-galaxy.html

[Darla Ken Pearce]

Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing! If we live on Earth we are all a part of the Milky Way Galaxy! xoxox

[BestLion]

Nice find! thats a great photo shot! Wow! lovely!

[Gaia]

Breathtaking ! That picture is so beautiful thank you so much for sharing :)

Gaia

[Camilo]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[VaughnB]

To me it first looks as if the galaxy is far way and we're just looking from some other galaxy.

But I read the html link and it said the image is a 360 composite, the I'm trying to imagine that perspective. Then would the galaxy arc actually be going over your head, like if you were standing facing the main band, it would arc up and go over you and behind your head? Just guessing here.

Neat image.

[Unified Serenity]

Call me confused, but if we are in one of it's outer rings areas approaching the galactic plane who is it we are seeing it as if it's circle somewhere out there? Yes, I am easily confused sometimes, I'm just trying to see the geometry of this and the angels do not add up. I mean could that image be something else besides the galaxy, say an astroid belt?

I like this video, they could have left off the evangelizing at the end, but the info is interesting.

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[DreamsInDigital]

Amazing, away from Light Pollution...our sky is just incredible.

[Mike Gorman]

This is a bit confusing, as we are located on the outer arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, on the outer spiral
so this 'Arc' is an illusion created by the 360 degree exposure-wonderful picture but difficult to orient yourself to...

[bridgetlilstar]

WOW This is Beauty beyond words... Thanks for sharing!!!

[Zillah]

breathtaking :)

A beautiful b/w image:

http://thenakedlistener.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/photo-desert-sky-stars-1281956004304.jpg

4000 × 1260 for your desktop here (http://thenakedlistener.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/photo-desert-sky-stars-1281956004304.jpg)