Swipe Red sprites and the Andromeda Galaxy in one frame over Western Australia
Sprites flash above powerful storms for just a few milliseconds, their crimson tendrils stretching toward space before disappearing almost instantly. The camera catches them in a blink—a thin burst of ionized air frozen in time.
Andromeda, meanwhile, is 2.5 million light-years away. The light from that calm spiral started its journey long before humans ever looked up to see it. In this single shot, you’re watching photons that traveled for mere milliseconds meet photons that traveled for millions of years—a surreal convergence of scale and time.
And for a photon? There is no “time” at all. To the light itself, the distant galaxy and the momentary sprite enter the lens at the very same instant.
Photos by: @nature.by.jj
#vacations #sky #photography #space #science #andromeda #redsprites
Sprites flash above powerful storms for just a few milliseconds, their crimson tendrils stretching toward space before disappearing almost instantly. The camera catches them in a blink—a thin burst of ionized air frozen in time.
Andromeda, meanwhile, is 2.5 million light-years away. The light from that calm spiral started its journey long before humans ever looked up to see it. In this single shot, you’re watching photons that traveled for mere milliseconds meet photons that traveled for millions of years—a surreal convergence of scale and time.
And for a photon? There is no “time” at all. To the light itself, the distant galaxy and the momentary sprite enter the lens at the very same instant.
Photos by: @nature.by.jj
#vacations #sky #photography #space #science #andromeda #redsprites
Swipe ⬅️ Red sprites and the Andromeda Galaxy in one frame over Western Australia 🌌🤩
Sprites flash above powerful storms for just a few milliseconds, their crimson tendrils stretching toward space before disappearing almost instantly. The camera catches them in a blink—a thin burst of ionized air frozen in time.
Andromeda, meanwhile, is 2.5 million light-years away. The light from that calm spiral started its journey long before humans ever looked up to see it. In this single shot, you’re watching photons that traveled for mere milliseconds meet photons that traveled for millions of years—a surreal convergence of scale and time.
And for a photon? There is no “time” at all. To the light itself, the distant galaxy and the momentary sprite enter the lens at the very same instant.
Photos by: @nature.by.jj
#vacations #sky #photography #space #science #andromeda #redsprites
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