THE VIDEO SHELF · astronomical timelapse
VLT (Very Large Telescope) HD Timelapse Footage
A timelapse compilation of the night sky above the Very Large Telescope at Paranal, Chile, using ESO photographers' footage set to music. It shows the stars wheeling overhead and the observatory at work.
Why HN readers recommended it
Commenters recommend it as an awe-inspiring way to feel Earth's rotation and our place in space.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Nicolas Bustos
- Topic
- astronomical timelapse
- Format
- other
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Well, I'm not really a fan of picking favorites, but since we're talking about astronomical time lapses, I think this one must surely rank highly: [VIDEO]
dTal on Hacker News · 2022-03
In A Rocket Launch Seen from the ISSWatching this footage of the Very Large Telescope in Chile was the first time I really grasped that we're all together on a rock tumbling through the vastness of space: [VIDEO]
tohuvavohu on Hacker News · 2024-07
In Why is Chile so long?Wanderers is indeed excellent. See also: the timelapse footage of the sky from the VLT, Paranal. Just thinking about it gives me vertigo. [VIDEO]
dTal on Hacker News · 2017-02
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