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Not photoshopped. A long-expose photo taken on the Australian coast. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]acemnorsuvwxz 39 points40 points ago*

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Full size: imgur.com/QiDAb

Source: apod.nasa.gov (Astronomy Picture of the Day)

[–]heydabop 16 points17 points ago

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Specifically, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100823.html

Alex Cherney

[–]usernametaken111 3 points4 points ago

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THANK you.

[–]Spants23 12 points13 points ago

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Something like this again reminds how BADLY I want to leave my life in North America and run away to Australia.

[–]Elmo226 6 points7 points ago

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I thought exactly the same thing so a few weeks ago, I went down there (actually went to the very spot that this picture was taken). Have to say though, although much of the scenery was very beautiful and the wildlife exotic, a life in the cities there is much the same as a life in any other North American city (except that when you get run over the cars are coming from the other side).

[–]torokunai 3 points4 points ago

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Australia might be like Better Canada. 2/3rds the population with a pretty decent resource base (Canada's oil sands might be better here tho).

Oz has an entire coastline that's pretty nice, while Canada only has about 100sq miles of nice land wedged at the 49th parallel & the Pacific.

Sydney is at the same latitude as Central California, and it only gets warmer from there.

'course, if we get any more global warming this lifetime, things are going to suck for Oz.

[–]dizzi800 2 points3 points ago

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dude; WAY more than 100 square miles of coast. but I know what you mean; Most of Canada is pretty lacking in the coastal area. PEI is surrounded by beautiful coastline. Nova Scotia (the place I call home) is almost surrounded by water. Newfoundland and Labrodor also have nice coastlines

[–]nameandnumber 0 points1 point ago

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Not to mention the coastline of the great lakes! those motherfuckers be huge!

[–]SprocketJockey 2 points3 points ago

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You forgot Canada's trump card: poutine. Game, set, and match, friend.

[–]SprocketJockey 2 points3 points ago

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I'm curious: which country's got crazier politics? I don't know much about Australia's political landscape. Although, I know Canada seems to being getting stupider by the day.

[–]torokunai 1 point2 points ago

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Well, the problem with Canada is that the allegedly sane people split the vote, allowing the 40% Christian and conservatives into power.

This is exactly what happened in 2000 with Florida and New Hampshire, where Nader got enough votes in both states to deny Gore the EVs he needed to win.

[–]FuzzyToaster 1 point2 points ago

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We develop our criminal law legislation looking at the experiences from around the world, from Britain and other countries.

But... but... 'Britain' isn't a country....

wimper

[–]GethLegion 1 point2 points ago

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We can all live on Uluru.

[–]Daimonin_123 0 points1 point ago

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Question, since you went to Australia: Just how bright is the milky way? Is it bright enough to see by at night? Is it as bright a as full moon? More, less?

[–]BeefPieSoup 1 point2 points ago

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It's pretty much the same shit over here, just 10 years later and with spiders.

[–]redd_itch 1 point2 points ago

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Dude, North America is a beautiful place just like Australia. If you want the quiet life or the busy life they are both options in these countries. I'm from the U.K and have visited both. Both equally as good though in Australia it's like being transported back to the 1970's sometimes. Would love to visit Oregon, it looks so beautiful.

[–]s2011 1 point2 points ago

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America and Canada has just as beautiful if not more beautiful views. I am an American living in Australia and trust me Australia is overrated.

[–]redd_itch 1 point2 points ago

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Australia is great but I thought it was overrated. Having said that, I only went to Melbourne, Gold Coast and Brisbane. There's still 99.9% of the country I need to see before I can validate my opinion!

[–]s2011 0 points1 point ago

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Add in Sydney and Perth and you have pretty much seen 99% of the areas with population.

The outback is nice. Australia is beautiful, don't get me wrong but it is not at all what its cracked up to be.

[–]duly_noted 0 points1 point ago

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Ouch, where did we let you down?

[–]stir 0 points1 point ago*

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I don't know if it's because there are more wilderness areas in Aus opposed to metropolitan areas in the US, but the stars on that continent are so much more brighter and numerous. And being able to see the Milky Way is really somethin.

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[–]Spants23 0 points1 point ago

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No. There are things that the southern hemisphere sees that the northern hemisphere does not. For example the southern cross

[–]ColonelSin 18 points19 points ago

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That's awesome! Do you happen to have a larger version of this? I want to has new background.

[–]Hicksapotamis 10 points11 points ago

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Here you go....what would make this better is if someone shopped Calvin and Hobbes in this picture

[–]therealben 13 points14 points ago

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Here you go... for the record I didn't make this

[–]SecondSkin 2 points3 points ago

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Just awesome.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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thank you for my new desktop backround. Also thanks to the dude that thought of putting calvin and hobbes in there.

[–]FreeMoustacheRide 14 points15 points ago

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Or just leave it as is because this picture is pretty amazing.

[–]ColonelSin 1 point2 points ago*

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You are a scholar! Thank you!
Edit: Close enough?

[–]rockandrickroll 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you!

[–]bluesushi 74 points75 points ago

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Putting "not photoshopped" in the subject does not magically unphotoshop it.

[–]Mistake78 20 points21 points ago

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I typed this without a keyboard!

[–]D14BL0 9 points10 points ago

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I wrote this reply with voice recognition on my Android phone. So technically I typed this without a keyboard. Checkmate atheists.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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THIS. Come on, anyone who's ever photographed the night sky took one look at this and thought "not photoshopped, my ass."

A very nice photo, but not one achievable (in this composition) without editing that goes well beyond levels adjustment and sharpening.

[–]HHBones 1 point2 points ago

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Long exposure can do some pretty weird things to photographs. I'd believe it (maybe.)

[–]eafkuor 2 points3 points ago

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This is what happens with a long exposure

[–]MizerokRominus 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, like taking perfectly still photos! If this was a photo taken over many nights and compiled to get this effect, it's still shopped to some extent.

[–]GreenBalconyChair 103 points104 points ago

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Amazing how the earth stood still just so this picture could be taken.

[–]u8eR 224 points225 points ago*

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This is only true of fixed tripods. There are tripods with very nifty devices that rotate the camera enough to compensate for Earth's rotation, which gives you exactly this effect.

They're called motorized equatorial mounts. A fairly popular brand is AstroTrac, but these things are not necessarily cheap.

Edit: Here's the source for the picture. Photographer is Alex Cherney, an amateuer astronomer from Australia. Many great pics on his site.

Edit 2: To clarify, the photographer did not use a motorized equatorial mount for this picture (though it would have a similar effect). Instead, the photographer took seven 15-second shots and the skies were aligned and de-rotated in a program called DeepSkyStacker. Also, Photoshop was technically used, so OP is a liar. Camera specs: Nikon D700, Nikkor 14-24mm, ISO3200. For more info and for a high-res version, see also the APOD post.

For this photo I took 7 images and then processed them separately for the sky and ground. The ground images were simply averaged in Registax and sky photos were aligned and de-rotated in DeepSkyStacker. The two halves were then blended back together in Photoshop.

You loose some edges due to de-rotation but it is minimal over 7×15 second shots.

Alex

[–]skrimyr 19 points20 points ago

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Yep, this is what happens when you don't use Photoshop, don't have a fancy tripod, and only an entry level DSLR. (photo I took in Dixie National Forest a few years ago).

[–]bbells 10 points11 points ago

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That is still awesome though!

[–]2reddits1digg 5 points6 points ago

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I just brought a nikon d5100, My first dslr camera, at the moment I just have the kit lense, 18-55mm VR, these are taken with just a tripod, all single images, no editing except for image size to upload, I am pretty happy with the results since its just the kit lense that came with it and I am still learning

First image in gallery is an approximate of what it looks like with the naked eye where I am http://imgur.com/a/cwaFQ

[–]DrexlSpivey420 2 points3 points ago

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how long were your exposures?

[–]2reddits1digg 1 point2 points ago

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exposure times are 20 or 30 seconds

[–]DrexlSpivey420 0 points1 point ago

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I have the Canon Rebel T3 EOS 1100D w/ an 18-55mm wide so im hoping to achieve something similar

[–]gm2 1 point2 points ago

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Good pictures, and almost the same rig as I have, except mine is a D5000. Where do you live that you get good darkness liked that? I have done some shots in rural northeast Texas, but there are still visible lights from nearby towns.

[–]2reddits1digg 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks, I am in a rural area in New Zealand

[–]Frankocean2 2 points3 points ago

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Actually, deepskytracker is far more useful than P.S on photos like this.

[–]isarl 2 points3 points ago

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*DeepSkyStacker (link) ;)

[–]PartyBusGaming 28 points29 points ago

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But... then the ground would be blurred?

Edit: Ignore me being stupid, please. Reading is a valuable skill.

[–]LNMagic 1 point2 points ago

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It must be one of those new quantum drives, which allows the camera to both move and not move at the same time.

[–]PartyBusGaming 2 points3 points ago

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Also good for drinking while on a trampoline.

[–]LNMagic 1 point2 points ago

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Pics or it didn't happen.

[–]PartyBusGaming 1 point2 points ago

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Uh... my camera was...stolen.... by a dinosaur!

[–]nukii 1 point2 points ago

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The probability of this being true is nonzero.

[–]PartyBusGaming 0 points1 point ago

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What convinces you so?

...it was the ellipses... wasn't it?

[–]nukii 1 point2 points ago

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Well, I was mostly thinking that the probability of any event is nonzero, which was the basis for the infinite improbability drive.

[–]Rusty-Shackleford 1 point2 points ago

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exactly what I was thinking!

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    [–]aazav 2 points3 points ago

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    I've got that lens. It's 2 grand alone in the US and the D700 is 2700 bucks without the memory.

    Nice little setup he has there.

    [–]derfasaurus 17 points18 points ago

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    I think the point was "not photoshopped" is a bit of a lie. Yes, technically Photoshop was not used but you cannot achieve this photo without some sort of manipulation.

    [–]u8eR 10 points11 points ago

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    Well I wouldn't exactly call motorized mounts "photo manipulation." However, I also point out that the author did admit to using Photoshop (to blend the seven images he took together), so the image is technically "Photoshopped."

    [–]derfasaurus 3 points4 points ago

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    But if you used a motorized mount you wouldn't be able to get a sharp landscape. You have to choose, either you track the stars or you get a sharp foreground, you can't have both without some sort of Photoshopping.

    [–]gm2 2 points3 points ago

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    I think there is a big difference between what we call "photoshopped" and doing some clever photography, such as taking many 5-second exposures and then layering them on top of each other.

    Here's a picture I took out at my grandmother's house in rural Texas: http://i.imgur.com/VGbiU.jpg

    Obviously it isn't as spectacular as the OP's link, but I didn't have as good an angle on the Milky Way during the time I was out there, and I was putzing around with my DSLR without really knowing what I was doing. I think I can do better next time.

    The point is that you can take some really cool pictures of the night sky if you are clever with your camera.

    [–]u8eR 5 points6 points ago

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    Right. I totally agree. That is why I said "technically Photoshopped." "Photoshopped," because he used the program to make this image, but only "technically so" because he didn't use the program in such a way to really alter the content of the image in a way most people understand the term "Photoshopped image."

    [–]DashingLeech 1 point2 points ago

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    I understand and generally agree. Just because something is edited in Photoshop doesn't meant it is "photoshopped". You could, for instance, just adjust the contrast and re-save a photo. That's hardly what people mean by "photoshopped".

    But, normally you'd clarify that if you actually did use Photoshop.

    [–]dsoltesz 3 points4 points ago

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    It's photo manipulation, which is exactly what we mean when we say it's photoshopped.

    [–]stevage 1 point2 points ago

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    agreed. The only thing "not photoshopped" could mean for a photo like this is that there was no post-processing (no contrast, levels, etc).

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      [–]x1n30 1 point2 points ago

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      Up vote for the nice photo.

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        [–]DrunkMc 0 points1 point ago

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        Yeah, he should have said, a Long exposure, frame stacked photo taken on the Australian coast.

        [–]Uberballs 0 points1 point ago*

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        Anyone knows a good equivalent to DeepSkyTracker for Mac?

        Edit: Found it! Stark Labs Nebulosity

        [–]nameandnumber 0 points1 point ago

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        heh Tony Stark and his ventures

        [–]Ausp3x 0 points1 point ago

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        Good job super sleuth. For everybody else, tineye.com

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          [–]seafoamer 4 points5 points ago

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          thinking the same thing. was a motor driven platform used to compensate?

          [–]NoVaGuy 2 points3 points ago

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          Came here to say this. The first time I tried it, I was pissed. "WHY ARE THEY ELONGATED"

          [–]csi_reddit 48 points49 points ago

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          Zoom and enhance.

          [–]timond 10 points11 points ago

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          Way to rip off one of the best novelty accounts on reddit. You should be ashamed.

          [–]u8eR 7 points8 points ago

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          Zoom in there... okay now enhance it

          [–]dizzi800 1 point2 points ago

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          I have you tagged as 'Hates Andrewsmith1986' :S

          [–]trollgrad 0 points1 point ago

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          ⅄Ⅎ⊥Ⅎ |

          [–]panxzz 3 points4 points ago

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          Someone please make this into a 3840x1080 wallpaper

          [–]Egg10100 8 points9 points ago

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          This is big

          [–]mindsnare 0 points1 point ago

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          Not big enough.

          [–]meetsh33ld 9 points10 points ago

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          looking at the Milky Way from within the Milky Way. That always messes my head up.

          [–][deleted] 29 points30 points ago

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          I suppose you can't handle looking at traffic from within a car, then?

          [–]ExtraNoise 1 point2 points ago

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          How are you supposed to look at it otherwise? This is the only view of the Milky Way we have. :(

          [–]IncrescuntAnimi 0 points1 point ago

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          It is simply quite a grand thought: that this is what a galaxy looks like from the inside and that our humble species can even comprehend its grandeur.

          [–]FedEx1 0 points1 point ago

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          That milky way, oh darn!

          [–]hullabazhu 0 points1 point ago

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          Looking at the Milky Way refers to looking at the same plane as our galaxy. Imagine standing in a hoola-hoop, and you hold it at eye level.

          Food for thought, it takes 250 million years for our sun to complete one obit of our galaxy. Since the origin of humans, we have traveled 1/1250th of a revolution.

          [–]Iyralis 4 points5 points ago

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          All of those stars... so beautiful.

          [–]iams3b 2 points3 points ago

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          Okay so can you actually see it this great in person? I keep seeing this beautiful night skies and it's hard for me to believe

          [–]karl-marks 15 points16 points ago

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          When you are in an area remote enough that you get zero light pollution, it is pretty damn close. The first time I saw a sky like this was in the Amazon basin and it made me realize why the general public doesn't give a shit about space travel anymore, past generations had this insanely beautiful inspiration that we no longer have. I am not an emotional person at all, and I was driven nearly to tears at the sight of the naked sky.

          Light pollution has become our "caves of steel".

          [–]GoatmanEvil 1 point2 points ago

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          That's deep man, I wish I could see it like that.

          [–]celesteyay 1 point2 points ago

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          Does it have those little star clouds though? Must know.

          [–]karl-marks 0 points1 point ago

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          Nebula? Yes.

          [–]BlazeOrangeDeer 0 points1 point ago

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          I'm in the middle of a bright goddamn city right now but I remember being in northern minnesota at summer camp and holy shit... I could look at the sky all night and never stop being amazed.

          [–]photo-of-a-donkey 3 points4 points ago

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          Not quite, but close enough. On a clear moonless night, hundreds of miles away from the nearest city, and after your eyes have fully adapted to the darkness. The night sky can be pretty fucking impressive here.

          [–]davew3b 0 points1 point ago

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          As a teen crossing Alligator Alley in the Everglades on our way to Naples, Florida, we stopped the car midway and looked at the sky.. very close to what we see here.. changes your perspective for a lifetime. I am still awed over 40 years later!

          [–]yawningangel 0 points1 point ago

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          Pretty much so..Australia has a pretty unique position for stargazing..First time i saw it my jaw dropped

          http://www.tourism-review.com/travel-tourism-magazine-star-gazing-in-australia-is-full-of-indigenous-mythology--article1516

          [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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          The short answer is "no."

          [–]CaptainAmsterdam 4 points5 points ago

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          B-E-A-Utiful. West coast?

          [–]zsaleeba 5 points6 points ago*

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          It's the famous Loch Ard Gorge on the Great Ocean Road. (South East coast)

          [–]FuzzyToaster 1 point2 points ago

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          I was wondering if it was the south coast with those cliffs. Could be anywhere. Still, gorgeous.

          [–]Narrative_Causality 2 points3 points ago

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          What's with the rings on the cliffs? Did the water level of the entire world drop to make them form?

          [–]FuzzyToaster 0 points1 point ago

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          Just erosion I think. Many moons ago the waterline would have been further out, the ground sloping down to it. The water eats away at the earth and these cliffs were of a tougher stuff. That's my basic understanding anyway, I'm no geologist.

          [–]Kryyslee 1 point2 points ago

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          Actually it used to be nicer a few years ago, the formation broke in 2011...

          http://www.flickr.com/photos/kryyslee/2295926360/in/set-72157605173878147

          [–]CaptainAmsterdam 0 points1 point ago

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          Man I just realised. I have been here. Eternal shame. Thanks anyway!

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            [–]OMGapotato 1 point2 points ago

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            What is a long-exposure photo? I just got a SLR and I'm still learning how to use it. Is "long-exposure" the only way to take pictures at night? I've been having trouble adjusting the settings.

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            [–]OMGapotato 1 point2 points ago

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            Thanks. First thing I should do is probably get a tripod. Can you explain ISO? All I really know is that the higher it is, the brighter the picture gets but I've heard the resolution gets worse. When would I change the ISO to really high or really low?

            [–]AnotherEcho 2 points3 points ago

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            There's something that used to be in film when cameras used that stuff called grain, which made it kind of "fuzzier." Now, in digital cameras, there isn't actual grain but a digital equivalent. The ISO is the sensitivity of the film (or, the pictures a DSLR can take). If you go higher, like to 1600 or beyond, it gets more "grainy." However, if you go too low, there won't be enough light during the night, so you may find that you need to go to a higher ISO to compensate.

            [–]OMGapotato 1 point2 points ago

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            Wow thank you so much for this explanation. I took about 20 pictures one day and they all turned out extremely grainy but I did set it to 1600 or 3200 ISO.

            [–]keyalerong 1 point2 points ago

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            the grain that it gives it is called Noise. With lower ISO less noise, and I really like noise for night time exposures. Not too much though. Most of the time I use like 200-400 iso in daytime and at night i like 1000 or so. you just have to change the Fstop and shutter speed.

            [–]patefacio 0 points1 point ago

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            If you want to take those cool star-trail pictures you've probably seen, you need to buy some sort of cable release for your camera. If you set the shutter speed to bulb mode, it remains open until manually closed. That's where the cable comes in. It holds the shutter button down for you, so you don't have to sit there with your finger on it.

            [–]Egg10100 1 point2 points ago

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            This picture makes me think how small we really are. beautiful

            [–]youbetyourbippy 1 point2 points ago

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            Tell us how you managed to take this shot without shopping it?

            [–]z0rd 1 point2 points ago

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            I would like to experience this view someday.

            [–]imnotabus 1 point2 points ago

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            It might as well be photoshop, they're both manipulation of an image. Same freaking thing

            [–]Ol_Lefteye 1 point2 points ago

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            Yes, this is photoshopped. Also, it is not a long-exposure picture; it is a image that is a composite of several images.

            [–]torokunai 1 point2 points ago

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            too much pixel noise.

            plus there seems to be a lot of dust on the sensor.

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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            It actually was photoshopped, as evidenced by "seven 15-second images of the ground and de-rotated sky were digitally added to bring up the needed light and detail".

            [–]mister_h 5 points6 points ago

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            Very cool, must've been a pretty quick exposure though not to get star trails... It'd be cool to know the specific settings you used.

            [–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

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            Here, I found the source for this image, with an explanation.

            The only way this picture may have been "not photoshopped" is if an editor other than Photoshop was used.

            It's formed by a de-rotated photo of the Milky Way was combined with seven different 15-second exposures of the shore.

            [–]mister_h 9 points10 points ago

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            Great find... too bad its such a disingenuous heading for such a cool picture.

            [–]anotherep 6 points7 points ago

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            Typically this sort of photo isn't taken with a single exposure. In order to get enough sensitivity to expose stars while keeping the shutter speed short enough to avoid trails you would have to crank up the ISO so high that the noise would be extreme. Instead photos like this are typically composites of several shorter exposures at low ISO. By stacking these images you can add the signal intensity of the stars without having to deal with increased noise. The most commonly used tool to do this stacking is Deep Sky Stacker.

            So in a sense, it is kinda photoshopped.

            [–]mister_h 0 points1 point ago

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            That makes more sense... I mean, that's basically what I would've done to get the stars and the "Soft" waves... but I didn't get that from the post title. Thanks for the link to that software btw.

            [–]ilikeapples312 1 point2 points ago

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            or using a motorized tracking mount

            [–]mister_h 2 points3 points ago

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            Right... except you'd still have the combine the bottom portion of the image.

            [–]llDemonll 0 points1 point ago

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            yea....was thinking the same thing

            [–]Kristsilvershade 0 points1 point ago

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            Looks like something you'd see in Myst Online: URU.

            [–]hullabazhu 1 point2 points ago

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            Na, it looks like something that people used to see everyday anywhere in the world, until the advent of artificial lighting.

            [–]bluespottedtail 0 points1 point ago

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            That's so gorgeous.

            [–]risto1116 0 points1 point ago

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            exposure time?

            [–]Rianne76 0 points1 point ago

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            This is absolutely beautiful, I love it <3

            [–]Outofmany 0 points1 point ago

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            Science is awesome.

            [–]dfletch94 0 points1 point ago

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            Now I must clean myself.

            [–]xerogirl 0 points1 point ago

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            Breathtaking!

            [–]RoughTurtle1 0 points1 point ago

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            Dear Esther,...

            [–]OddLogik 0 points1 point ago

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            Anyone else see the cat in the sky? Middle/right.

            [–]keyalerong 0 points1 point ago

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            I am a pretty amateur photographer. I have the Nikon D80 and 1.8prime lens and I was wondering what you used for this, and did you just Bulb it?

            [–]patefacio 0 points1 point ago

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            7x15 second shots, stacked and de-rotated together. For shots like this, you probably want to stay away from a 50mm lens, as you won't get much of the sky in the shot.

            [–]jonathanrdt 0 points1 point ago

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            With a long enough exposure, we can watch these cliffs crumble into the sea.

            [–]WhatHitlerSaid 0 points1 point ago

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            E X P O S U R E

            [–]aruculu 0 points1 point ago

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            I love it

            [–]Iamkazam 0 points1 point ago

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            Need a 1080 wallpaper of this.

            [–]twilightpanda 0 points1 point ago

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            It is one of my life-long goals to take a picture of this quality of the milky way.

            [–]Akelzero 0 points1 point ago

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            So that's why they live in a place where everything is poisonous.

            [–]Flash120 0 points1 point ago

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            should have been a little longer its just the slightest bit underexposed. That is, if were getting nitpicky here.

            [–]Tr3phine 0 points1 point ago

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            Don't know man, look at those pixels.

            [–]plum13sec 0 points1 point ago

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            Reminds me of morrowind

            [–]Mitochondria420 0 points1 point ago

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            Hmm... Your galaxy is inverted.

            [–]c0rruptioN 0 points1 point ago

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            how long was this exposure? other setting? camera? amazing shot though!

            [–]savagestarshine 0 points1 point ago

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            my god... it's still mostly empty

            [–]therealevanmarsh 0 points1 point ago

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            reminds me of the AWOLNATION cover. anyone else?

            [–]SICKIGGY 0 points1 point ago

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            Things I hope to see before I die...

            [–]MorganFreemanJr 0 points1 point ago

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            Those land masses look like steaks.

            [–]Narrative_Causality 0 points1 point ago

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            Believe it or not, the night sky actually used to look like this before electricity. Buuuuut light pollution makes this a thing of the past....or really far away from civilization.

            [–]lessadessa 0 points1 point ago

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            This hurts me, it's so beautiful.

            [–]mo0k 0 points1 point ago

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            It's photoshopped, but it's legit photoshop. It's not a copy and paste job though, which is what people hate.

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            Pinpoint stars, tack sharp foreground, and the words "long exposures" cannot go together without photoshop. I'm calling shenanigans.

            [–]pad3993 0 points1 point ago

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            Is this near (what's left of) the 12 Apostles? Where abouts?

            [–]redd_itch 0 points1 point ago

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            Yep, on the other side of 12 Apostles. It's Lord Ard Gorge.

            [–]Lenticular 0 points1 point ago

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            Thanks! This is my new desktop. muahaha

            [–]GuyYoureThinkingOf 0 points1 point ago

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            What settings did you use?

            Either your tripod isn't sturdy or your focal distance wasn't set right. Great shot, but it could be a lot sharper.

            [–]Drail 0 points1 point ago

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            Did you take the photo? I would like to know what camera, lens, f-stop, exposure etc, if at all possible of course.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            Full resolution photo please?

            [–]Drunk_Wombat 0 points1 point ago

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            I have always wondered, when you are out in the middle of nowhere and you can see all of the stars do you see them like this with the milky way in the sky?

            [–]PlayDiaPlay 0 points1 point ago

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            Its so beautiful ._.

            [–]sideside 0 points1 point ago

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            How do you avoid streaking? EVER single time i try a long exposure shot, it just long streaks because of the rotation of the earth. i mean it looks cool, but not what i want.

            [–]scumbag-reddit 0 points1 point ago

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            I would like to know what that bright yellow/orange/red star is above the two pillars sticking out from the water.

            [–]bw9kde 0 points1 point ago

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            Gotta love Australia.

            [–]half-evil 0 points1 point ago

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            i've never seen the milky way. too much light pollution. :(

            [–]jbsg02 0 points1 point ago

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            They must have photohopped it because it's right side up

            [–]ColdCaulkCraig 0 points1 point ago

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            mother of god

            [–]smarcus88 0 points1 point ago

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            13 apostles are absolutely beautiful. I went during the day, but this picture is just absolutely stunning. It reminds me of when I lived there and is now my desktop picture. thank you for bringing this to reedit.

            [–]redd_itch 0 points1 point ago

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            13 ? more like 7 now isn't it?

            [–]StaticStrike 0 points1 point ago

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            My God, it's full of stars.

            [–]gnovos 0 points1 point ago

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            My god, it's full of stars.

            [–]ilikesnow1 0 points1 point ago

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            whatttt up milkly waay

            [–]shakesalotjones 0 points1 point ago

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            fucking beautiful.

            [–]Duke_Webelos 0 points1 point ago

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            I had this as my wallpaper years ago....

            [–]bobcat_08 0 points1 point ago

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            The dark wispy stuff in front of the soft glowing light -- are those clouds, or something else?

            [–]Dantai 0 points1 point ago

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            Dear Esther,

            I remember being washed up on shore from who know how many days, with the salt water brime freshly pouring out of my ears.

            Dear Esther,

            This island, I have been too many times. I don't know what purpose it serves, but it may be a beacon, a milestone between here, and there.

            Dear Esther,..

            [–]Rusty-Shackleford 0 points1 point ago

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            Not fotoshopped.

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            [–]mindsnare 1 point2 points ago

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            I think this is near Johanna... I think, very close to the 12 Apostles.

            [–]squirrelballs 0 points1 point ago

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            Ok, "de-rotated sky".

            That practically is shopped.

            [–]Krahn007 0 points1 point ago

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            Beaufiful

            [–]Roche93 0 points1 point ago

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            hmmm... I understand how hipster this is of me... but I found that picture about a month or so ago (I think deviantart not sure) and used it as my desktop background ever sense... .... Might be fake.. just sayin...

            [–]-RobotDeathSquad- 0 points1 point ago

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            Fuck light pollution.

            [–]redd_itch 0 points1 point ago

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            I was in this exact same place March last year. Stayed over night in Port Campbell. Loved the Great Ocean Road. Beautiful place. Kennett river is also amazing!

            [–]Musicman425 0 points1 point ago

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            That literally made me pause for a moment at work and think: "And people think there's NOT life out there... somewhere?"

            Amazing picture.

            [–]alphgeek 0 points1 point ago

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            I saw a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest on the beach just out of shot of the bottom of this pic about 15 years ago. Very appropriate location given that there was a massive shipwreck here in 1878 where the only survivors were two 18 year old kids - no wise old duke or monster though.

            [–]blazingenfield 0 points1 point ago

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            Best part about living in "regional" Australia is seeing this every single night. I live a 40 minute drive away from where this was taken, great place.

            [–]OhhhhhDirty 0 points1 point ago

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            The fuck it isn't photoshopped, didn't you read the description? "Seven 15-second images of the ground and de-rotated sky were digitally added to bring up the needed light and detail."

            I do tons of astrophotography and you'll NEVER have a picture like that come straight off the camera with no adjustments.

            [–]Gnoram 0 points1 point ago

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            Well, I know where I'm moving.

            [–]LettersFromTheSky 0 points1 point ago

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            Everytime I see pictures like this, I think the odds of life out there besides us are extremely high.

            [–]VanguardHorizon 0 points1 point ago

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            Is it sad, that after living my life so far in cities and towns, Only last year did I realise that the sky could actually look like that at night? I always thought it was photoshop or effects used in photos and documentaries.

            Made me kinda sad that I've never seen the night sky properly :(

            [–]oth3r 0 points1 point ago

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            In the above image taken in Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia, seven 15-second images of the ground and de-rotated sky were digitally added to bring up the needed light and detail.

            It was photoshopped.

            [–]DLM20 0 points1 point ago

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            Awesome.

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