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NASA: Biggest picture ever taken (69,536 x 22,230)
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:31 am
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:31 am
On January 5th 2015, NASA let out an image of the Andromeda galaxy, which is the closest galaxy to us. They captured the image using the NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope once again, but this time it’s taken to a whole new level. They took 411 images and put them together to create the largest image ever taken. It’s a whopping 1.5 billion pixels and requires about 4.3 GB of disk space!
The image takes you through over 100 million stars and travels more than 40,000 light years. It’s likely to make you feel like you are only a very, very small part of a universe that we begin to understand the true size of as each day passes.
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Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:33 am to tigerpawl
I'm pretty sure this was posted on January 5th
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:35 am to LSU6262
I will never understand the whole light years thing. I just know that shite is alongggggg ways away.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:38 am to tigerpawl
Who knew there was metrosexual music in space?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:38 am to tigerpawl
I wonder what other minerals and radiations we dont know of are out that the could benefit this world.
If it's equal to the things that could ruin.
If it's equal to the things that could ruin.
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 11:43 am
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:39 am to FLBooGoTigs1
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I will never understand the whole light years thing. I just know that shite is alongggggg ways away.
It's the distance that light travels in a year. Roughly 6 trillion miles. That's all there is to it.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:40 am to FLBooGoTigs1
quote:
I will never understand the whole light years thing.
it's pretty simple. its the distance light travels over a 365 day span. (nearly 6 trillion miles)
ETA: damn someone just posted this
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 11:41 am
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:41 am to FLBooGoTigs1
It travels about 6 trillion miles in one year. What put it in perspective for me was reading that a beam of light circles the earth 7 times in one second
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:42 am to tigerpawl
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411 images
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:42 am to TheAlmightySmash
Longest road trip ever
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:44 am to TheAlmightySmash
Thank you guys for the follow up. Now my question will we every have a vehicle that can go that fast so we can go visit some of these places?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:44 am to tigerpawl
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It’s likely to make you feel like you are only a very, very small part of a universe
I really don't understand people's obsession with emphasizing my/their/our smallness in the universe. It doesn't change anything. I mean, anyway, the point has been beaten to death.
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 11:47 am
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:47 am to baybeefeetz
It's good brain food. Makes you think about the scale of distances that exist out there.
Of course there was once a point in man's history when the east coast to the west coast seems like an almost impossible venture. Now we can do it in a day. I hope we can continue to advance technologically to the point where future generations will see space travel the same way we now see crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Of course there was once a point in man's history when the east coast to the west coast seems like an almost impossible venture. Now we can do it in a day. I hope we can continue to advance technologically to the point where future generations will see space travel the same way we now see crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:50 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Downshift don't we have those space planes now that can do that east coast to west coast trip in just hours?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:58 am to baybeefeetz
quote:The intended message is exactly opposite from your perception. I presume you're agnostic.
I really don't understand people's obsession with emphasizing my/their/our smallness in the universe. It doesn't change anything. I mean, anyway, the point has been beaten to death.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:16 pm to MikeBRLA
Damn, that's an astronomical number 
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:35 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
quote:I remember hearing about those back in the late 90s. The plane goes up into the lower atmosphere and sits there waiting for the world to spin and drops back down. Novel concept
Downshift don't we have those space planes now that can do that east coast to west coast trip in just hours?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:39 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
quote:
Now my question will we every have a vehicle that can go that fast so we can go visit some of these places?
well if we could travel at the speed of light, then all we would have to do is live to be 40,000 years old to see some of there places
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:46 pm to ksayetiger
I wonder what one would look like 40,000 years old?
I wonder how many skin tucks it would take if we could reach that age?
Burning questions
I wonder how many skin tucks it would take if we could reach that age?
Burning questions
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:48 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
At what age would i lose control of my bowels? 90? So i would need diapers for 39,910 years?
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Note to self: buy stock in depends
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