8-hour time-lapse shows Earth rotating while capturing the Milky Way.

[edbermac]

Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.

— Insta Science (@instascience.bsky.social) 2025-07-16T14:30:00.295Z

[AllaN01Bear]

1. howdi.

thanks for sharing this capture . this has helped answer a loooooooooong lasting question that i asked myself a long time ago. even though its a timelapse movie . it demonstrates it purrffectly. ive seen others like this on youtube .

[CloudWatcher]

2. More info ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography/comments/1m1dqc9/i_stabilized_an_8hour_timelapse_to_show_the_earth

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmTxoXBMoky/

Some pretty cool work!

[Jim__]

8. Thanks for that explanation - it helped me to understand what I was seeing.

[erronis]

3. Well worth the watch in full screen mode. Too bad flat-earthers can't see this!

Or other science-challenged mouth breathers.

[SCantiGOP]

4. Thanks for the post

Very cool

[Figarosmom]

5. Wow....nt

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. I recall being on the coast of Maine one summer evening.

Looked up, pointed, and asked what was that? It was the Milky Way. Stunned that it looked so close. Embarrassed that I didn't know.

[Uncle Joe]

7. That was mind blowing

Thanks for the thread edbermac