Panorama

The images that have been sent back from the Mars Curiosity Rover are endlessly fascinating, and it has been impressive to watch what the community at large has been able to do with these hundreds of photos that have been beamed across the inky depths of space. A perfect example is Andrew Bodrov, who stitched together hundreds of images to make this four gigapixel panorama of Mars.

The Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera is a concept device put together by Jonas Pfeil which is not only designed for throwing, but in doing so, takes a 360° panorama of wherever you are. This innovative camera uses 36 cellphone camera sensors placed around the outside of the ball, protected by foam. When you grab the ball and throw it into the air, the onboard accelerometer calculates the apogee — the point where the ball is stationary at the top of the arc — and it captures the entire scene.

Played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday the 14th of May, the FA Final soccer match between Manchester City and Stoke City was watched by 8 million people, and 90,000 fans were in attendance. In the middle of the match, the largest ever sports panorama was taken, and you can view it online.