# The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI

- Source: Space | The Guardian
- Published: 2026-11-04T00:29:51+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/viral-image-nz-night-sky-satellites-accused-of-being-ai-brendan-larsen
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-night-sky-image-so-incredible-the-nz-man-behind-it-has-been-accuse-4e361c/

Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand 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. To create his spectacular image – now viewed millions of times online – Brendan Larsen spent two ho

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