<p>An astrophotographer recently did the unthinkable by capturing the Milky Way! Finnish photographer JP Metsavainio spent the last 12 years putting together 234 frames of images at 125 degrees to create a mosaic of the sky.&nbsp;</p>

<p>NASA says that the Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years long, implying taking a picture is rather…. difficult!</p>

<p>The panorama created by the photographer shows 20 million stars and was finished on March 16. Each image part of the mosaic is an artwork in its own right and has&nbsp;been made available on his blog.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em><strong>Here's the full mosaic:&nbsp;</strong></em></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Milky Way, 12 years, 1250 hours of exposures and 125 x 22 degrees of sky.<br />
My Milky Way mosaic project gets large, the full size image in my blog is absolute must to see! (7000 x 1300 pixels), <a href="https://t.co/doh6Cso1MM">https://t.co/doh6Cso1MM</a> <a href="https://t.co/K1hzlG4jJ6">pic.twitter.com/K1hzlG4jJ6</a></p>
— J-P Metsavainio (@JP_Metsavainio) <a href="https://twitter.com/JP_Metsavainio/status/1371745893104427010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Metsavainio claims that an image of this scale did not exist before, and that was the rationale behind his pursuit of the photographs. He used an array of different camera tools - lenses and telescopes at his observatory in northern Finland to capture the mind-blowing images.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In conversation with CNN, the photographer said that he first uses image processing software to adjust colour, and then puts the panels together on a photo editing software.</p>

<p>He also said that one of his favourite images is of&nbsp;remnants of a dead star, which happens after the supernova! Metsavainio claims to do this work to show everyone how wonderful the world is, and intends to continue photographing the miracles of universe.</p>


An astrophotographer recently did the unthinkable by capturing the Milky Way! Finnish photographer JP Metsavainio spent the last 12 years putting together 234 frames of images at 125 degrees to create a mosaic of the sky.

An astrophotographer recently did the unthinkable by capturing the Milky Way! Finnish photographer JP Metsavainio spent the last 12 years putting together 234 frames of images at 125 degrees to create a mosaic of the sky. NASA says that the Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years long, implying taking a picture is rather…. difficult! The panorama created by the photographer shows 20 million stars and was finished on March 16. Each image part of the mosaic is an artwork in its own right and has been made available on his blog. Here's the full mosaic: Milky Way, 12 years, 1250 hours of exposures and 125 x 22 degrees of sky. My Milky Way mosaic project gets large, the full size image in my blog is absolute must to see! (7000 x 1300 pixels), https://t.co/doh6Cso1MM pic.twitter.com/K1hzlG4jJ6 — J-P Metsavainio (@JP_Metsavainio) March 16, 2021 × Metsavainio claims that an image of this scale did not exist before, and that was the rationale behind his pursuit of the photographs. He used an array of different camera tools - lenses and telescopes at his observatory in northern Finland to capture the mind-blowing images. Also Read | Astronomer makes navigation system for interstellar space travel In conversation with CNN, the photographer said that he first uses image processing software to adjust colour, and then puts the panels together on a photo editing software. He also said that one of his favourite images is of remnants of a dead star, which happens after the supernova! Metsavainio claims to do this work to show everyone how wonderful the world is, and intends to continue photographing the miracles of universe.

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Astrophotographer creates a remarkable mosaic of the Milky Way galaxy