Super long camera zoom goes from city street to moon’s surface

Stop spying on the man on the moon. He can see you.
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Just your daily reminder that the technology is incredibly impressive.

Facebook user Daniel Pelletier posted a video to his MAD Photos page of a long, long zoom which starts on a Quebec street and begins escalating from there. It goes 0-100 pretty fast, and we're soon on the surface of the moon.

The description on the video (in French because, you know, Quebec), translates to "A little ride on the moon tonight ... 16 July 2016. For those who have never seen the ability of a little Nikon P900."


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It's crazy to think we can see sights like this nowadays with devices smaller than our cat. But because the Nikon P900 seems to go for around $600, you may have to settle with this video for now.

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