A Cosmic Guide To The NFT Universe
Source: J-P Metsavainio
Each night when most people see the darkness ushering in the end of the day, J-P Metsavainio sees his day just beginning. J-P is known as an astrophotographer, but if an artist is someone who creates images that convey one’s passion and beauty, then J-P is the truest of artists. He works with a model that is all around us but has seldom been seen as clearly and magnificently as J-P has been able to display it.
From his home in Finland which is about 90 miles from the Polar Circle, J-P has spent many years photographing the universe and capturing images that bring awe and even tears to not only the casual observer of the stars, but scientists and astronomers as well.
In the winter, J-P can be found every clear night collecting data for his work, and in Finland the nights are very long. A self-proclaimed perfectionist, J-P doesn’t want to miss a single clear moment due to software glitches, so he prefers to do everything on his own without the use of automated tools. It makes for many silent and what would appear to be lonely nights (his wife calls herself an “astro-widow”), but J-P sees every moment spent looking at the stars as a moment forming a very personal relationship between him and the images of the universe that he will turn i...Reports you may have missed
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