These Galactic Time-Lapse Videos Are Otherworldly

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Except it’s our world!

In a video entitled "Starry Nights," photographer Jan Hattenbach pieced together footage from the world's biggest observatories, from Chile to Spain.

In a video entitled "Starry Nights," photographer Jan Hattenbach pieced together footage from the world's biggest observatories, from Chile to Spain.

It feels like laying on your back, watching the world go idly by as the telescopes zip their heads around like giant WALL-Es.

Jan Hattenbach / Georg Görgen / Via vimeo.com

The images were shot by him and Georg Görgen over the course of three years.

The images were shot by him and Georg Görgen over the course of three years.

"The time-lapses were a byproduct of our visual observing," he writes on the Vimeo page. "If you ever have the chance to spend a night at one of these observatories, consider yourself very lucky!"

Jan Hattenbach / Georg Görgen / Via vimeo.com

Watch our tiny blue marble spin below.

h/t Universe Today

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/time-lapse-galaxies?utm_term=4ldqpia

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09/17/2014, 14:32

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09/17/2014, 14:15