The galactic core is back - what that actually means for European photographers

Marcel Strelow — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200

If you opened Inverza in the last few days and saw the Milky Way detector score above zero for the first time since last September, that is not a bug. The galactic core is back. For European photographers, that is a bigger deal than it sounds.

From November through February in Europe, the galactic center is in the sky only during daylight. By early April the geometry shifts: the core rises late at night in the southeast, still low. By May and June it climbs to its meridian between midnight and 3 a.m. By September, it sets earlier and earlier, and by October it is done again.

The post compares the European view (core at 15-22° altitude, horizon subject, no Magellanic Clouds, no Carina) with the southern-hemisphere view (core nearly overhead, year-round window, Magellanic Clouds and the full Emu dark lane visible).

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A moving picture is worth ten thousand words - so we made one

Marcel Strelow — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200

Instead of another screenshot, we made a one-minute vertical walkthrough of Inverza in actual use: AI Weather Chat, condition detection with confidence scores, terrain shadow mapping, and the photo spot view with sunrise and sunset direction lines.

Watch it on YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DIwtkxOgowA

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The galactic core is back - what that actually means for European photographers

A moving picture is worth ten thousand words - so we made one