The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI
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Key context: <p>Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand</p><p>A photograph showing thousands of satellites cross-hatching the night sky over New Zealand appeared so extraordinary the astrophotographer who captured it is fighting accusations it was created by AI.</p><p>To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brendan.larsen.photography/">online </a>– Brendan Larsen spent two hours in September snapping hundreds of photographs of the night sky over Mount Taranaki in the North Island.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/viral-image-nz-night-sky-satellites-accused-of-being-ai-brendan-larsen">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New ZealandA photograph showing thousands of satellites cross-hatching the night sky over New Zealand appeared so extraordinary the astrophotographer who captured it is fighting accusations it was created by AI.To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times online – Brendan Larsen spent two hours in September snapping hundreds of photographs of the night sky over Mount Taranaki in the North Island. Continue reading...
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