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soulcamp said, (65 days ago)
In this photo, taken by the Hubble telescope over a period of about 4 months (11.3 days total exposure time), there are over 10,000 identifiable galaxies.
This image represents about 1/13000000 of the sky. To get some perspective, cut out a piece of paper that is slightly less than 1mm square, place it on the tip of your finger and hold your arm out towards the sky. That's the size of this picture.
le_sacre said, (65 days ago)
that's so amazing. just mind-blowing. thanks!
this is mind-blowing for more simple aesthetic reasons, but also cool:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080804.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html is one of my favorite sites.
soulcamp said, (65 days ago)
Here's a link to the full-res version of the picture. It's 6400x6400, so you'll be scrolling a lot, even if you have a 30" display like myself. But it's incredible:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/07/image/a/warn/
There are also links there to some amazing videos that try to put the image into perspective.
oooooooooh