Just beautiful. Why I love space., page 1
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reply posted on 26-12-2011 @ 07:06 PM by curiousrb
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That is just amazing! Thanks for that. I find that space is full of such beautiful things!


reply posted on 26-12-2011 @ 11:52 PM by Illustronic
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Yes, that blue dot between those two red streaks by a prominent outer ring in that image is EARTH!

Taken from the Cassini space probe.

One of the most fascinating pictures from space IMO. Plus Saturn looks spectacular.


reply posted on 27-12-2011 @ 01:31 AM by curiousrb
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Yes very nice. Would it be possible to post a link to the Hubble deep field photo? And Illustronic could you upload the photo the Cassini space probe took and point out exactly where earth is because I think i know but I would just like to know for sure so I can appreciate the photo that little bit extra


reply posted on 28-12-2011 @ 12:47 AM by vinceg
Originally posted by curiousrb
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Yes very nice. Would it be possible to post a link to the Hubble deep field photo? And Illustronic could you upload the photo the Cassini space probe took and point out exactly where earth is because I think i know but I would just like to know for sure so I can appreciate the photo that little bit extra


Here's the link to the info page on the hubble site. From there you can get to the different images that have been taken over the years, but to me the 1996 one is the most impressive because they didn't know what they would find when they took them. To me, it's such a great image because every object in it, every pinpoint of light is another galaxy. The beauty of it is how it can stimulate the imagination. I read some where that the patch of sky captured in these images is nearly the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length. You really begin to understand how inconceivably large the universe must be. Our own galaxy is so fascinating, one can only imagine how fascinating so many of those in these images must be.

Deep Field Link

Here's another site that offers a brief overview of how the images were taken

www.deepastronomy.com...


Vince


reply posted on 28-12-2011 @ 12:47 AM by vinceg
Originally posted by curiousrb
reply to post by vinceg


Yes very nice. Would it be possible to post a link to the Hubble deep field photo? And Illustronic could you upload the photo the Cassini space probe took and point out exactly where earth is because I think i know but I would just like to know for sure so I can appreciate the photo that little bit extra


Here's the link to the info page on the hubble site. From there you can get to the different images that have been taken over the years, but to me the 1996 one is the most impressive because they didn't know what they would find when they took them. To me, it's such a great image because every object in it, every pinpoint of light is another galaxy. The beauty of it is how it can stimulate the imagination. I read some where that the patch of sky captured in these images is nearly the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length. You really begin to understand how inconceivably large the universe must be. Our own galaxy is so fascinating, one can only imagine how fascinating so many of those in these images must be.

Deep Field Link

Here's another site that offers a brief overview of how the images were taken

www.deepastronomy.com...


Vince
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