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fuckyeahspace: In late 2003 the Hubble telescope pointed at a small region in the sky (about the size of a 1mm by 1mm piece of paper held a meter away from you) which appeared to have no stars or galaxies in it. For four months it continued to take super-low exposure glimpses of this blank area of the universe. The myriad of images was compiled carefully and in the early months of 2004 this menagerie of the distant universe resulted. An estimated 10,000 galaxies are pictured here. This image is so utterly mind-blowing, yet we’re inclined to regard it benignly, or at least more benignly than beautiful yet not uncommon occurrences such as the Pillars of Creation. littleFluffyKitty over at reddit does an excellent job of putting the magnificence of this photo into perspective. Click through for a RAM-busting 6200x6200 pixel, 18.19 MB version. High Res

fuckyeahspace:

In late 2003 the Hubble telescope pointed at a small region in the sky (about the size of a 1mm by 1mm piece of paper held a meter away from you) which appeared to have no stars or galaxies in it. For four months it continued to take super-low exposure glimpses of this blank area of the universe. The myriad of images was compiled carefully and in the early months of 2004 this menagerie of the distant universe resulted. An estimated 10,000 galaxies are pictured here.

This image is so utterly mind-blowing, yet we’re inclined to regard it benignly, or at least more benignly than beautiful yet not uncommon occurrences such as the Pillars of Creation. littleFluffyKitty over at reddit does an excellent job of putting the magnificence of this photo into perspective. Click through for a RAM-busting 6200x6200 pixel, 18.19 MB version.

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