Bridging the gap between the naked eye and professional telescopes
Explore the night sky through GigaGalaxy Zoom, a project connecting what we see with the stars through ultra-high-resolution imagery. This video introduces a way to zoom into the cosmos with unprecedented detail.
Launched as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the GigaGalaxy Zoom project by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) aims to link the view of the unaided eye with the observations of hobbyists and professional astronomers. The project features three ultra-high-resolution images of the night sky, allowing online stargazers to explore the heavens with an incredible level of detail through digital zooming.
Source: ESOcast 10: GigaGalaxy Zoom: The Sky, from the Eye to the Telescope
