Capture a billion stars - D800E & Noct 58mm?

[commjo]

This BBC article shows how thousands of images were put together to show a billion starts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17539315

Given the super high resolution of Nikon's latest body, the D800(E) they could have just taken a single shot ...

 

[stu_the_flat]

No

1 000 000 000
/ 36 000 000
= 27.7 stars per pixel, Plus most telescopes have a slightly longer focal length than 58mm!

 

[Hoppy110]

Thats a very cool photo. They might have done it from a telescope in space to create such a clear picture. Rekon the D800 works in 0 grav? Hope accidents in space would be covered with world wide insurance.