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Old 18-04-2014, 02:34 AM
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Did somebody mention galaxies?
Now this is a lot of galaxies in one small part of the sky:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-1...cosmos/5397760
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Old 18-04-2014, 04:32 AM
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It sure is! my first reaction was a smile. Its just so lovely
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Old 18-04-2014, 08:25 AM
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These fantastic Hubble shots always bring to mind a quote from "Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams :

"Space is big... REALLY big! "
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Old 18-04-2014, 08:37 AM
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Here is the big picture.
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1408/
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static.../heic1408a.jpg
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Old 18-04-2014, 11:14 AM
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Incredible! My favourite is the Centaurus A lookalike
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One of the most remarkable images ever taken.
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Old 18-04-2014, 12:38 PM
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It's amazing to think that, in that field of view, there are many more galaxies than stars. Beellions and beellions ....
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