paisley Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 this is a photograph (click to enlarge in Firefox)taken by the Hubble telescope... makes our corner of space look like the duldrumsThis stunning group of galaxies is far, far away - about 450 million light-years from planet Earth - cataloged as galaxy cluster Abell S0740. Dominated by the cluster's large central elliptical galaxy (ESO 325-G004), this sharp Hubble view takes in a remarkable assortment of galaxy shapes and sizes with only a few spiky foreground stars scattered through the field. The giant elliptical galaxy spans over 100,000 light years and contains about 100 billion stars, comparable in size to our own spiral Milky Way. The Hubble data reveal a wealth of detail in even these distant galaxies, including magnificent arms and dust lanes, star clusters, ring structures, and gravitational lensing arcs. APotD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 obvious fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 my new desktop wallpaper Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 What's a firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 my new desktop wallpaper Thanks. mine too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 "So if there's intelligent life out there, why haven't they visited us.""Probably because our galaxy looks like a lot a trailer park." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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