The Night Sky As You've Never Seen It: A 648 Megapixel Image Of Our Galaxy.
This is stunning. According to io9:
Physicist Axel Mellinger pieced together this image of the night sky out of 3,000 individual images. Mellinger traveled 26,000 miles, taking images in South Africa, Texas and Michigan, then added data from two space probes. Yes, it's hardcore.
Even the larger image doesn't do Mellinger's work justice; you should see the whole thing more closely (be patient, the site takes a while to load).
