I received the following from my mom. Quite humbling to say the least....
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| This is the picture I find hard to get my head around. ANTARES IS THE 15TH BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY. IT IS MORE THAN 1000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY. |
THIS IS A HUBBLE TELESCOPE ULTRA DEEP FIELD INFRARED VIEW OF COUNTLESS
'ENTIRE' GALAXIES BILLIONS OF LIGHT-YEARS AWAY.
'ENTIRE' GALAXIES BILLIONS OF LIGHT-YEARS AWAY.
BELOW IS A CLOSE UP OF ONE OF THE DARKEST REGIONS OF THE PHOTO ABOVE .
....And so it goes.
This is so cool! I had no idea, and you are totally right....major perspective!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I didn't even know the names on the last two "planet" images. Feeling pretty ignorant right now!
ReplyDeleteJ -- I think those are other suns, not planets....
DeleteI neglected to put the caption that was with the original email. I fixed it this morning!
Anita so fascinating; and to know that we are so special to be here on this earth!
ReplyDeletePST I have a Giveaway I think you will love!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Great post!
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