The Photopic Sky Survey is a 5000 megapixel photograph of the entire night sky stitched together from 37440 exposures. Large in size and scope, it portrays a world far beyond the one beneath our feet and reveals our familiar Milky Way with unfamiliar clarity. When we look upon this image, we are in fact peering back in time, as much of the light—having traveled such vast distances—predates civilization itself.
one guy spends a year photographing the milky way.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 