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Forgive the quasi-philosophical post.
I can't get over this image. I've had it open non-stop for the last week on my notebook and can't stop looking at it.
This has to be Master Gendler's finest work, in my estimation.
It's very carefully executed too, in that he only put an hour or so into each subframe, unlike his other masterpieces which involve marathon hours in each channel. He knew it was going to be big and therefore could forego some detail.
Technicalities aside, I can't get over what I'm seeing. We're looking at the immense majesty and beauty of what's directly over us, all the time. If only we paused to admire the grandess and splendour of it all; why it happened, when it happened and how it came to be?
Are we actually looking through a big hole towards the centre of our galaxy? Or, is the cloud really that thick in that region that it blocks out all incoming light? My understanding was that the area around M24 was a hole in our local arm, looking out towards the adjacent arm. It does look like it to me; the same star colours are apparent towards the immediate centre of the image.
The only thing that I think could make this image even better, is if he had included the entire region extending into Ophiuchus. Maybe it's on the cards? That, I think, would be the best image ever produced.
Regards,
Humayun
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