If the camera's optical axis is lined up *Exactly* with Earth's axis of rotation, all you need to do to stabilize the footage is spin the frame backwards at 0.0007 rpm (1 revolution per day)!

A full rotation of Earth visualized by stabilizing the sky over a 24 hour period. Looking NORTH, not SOUTH, the land spins clockwise, not counterclockwise. (For best effect, compare to the first GIF posted today from the southern hemisphere!)

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If the camera's optical axis is lined up exactly with Earth's axis of rotation, all you need to do to stabilize the footage is spin the frame backwards at 0.0007 rpm (1 revolution per day)!

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