It's a Beautiful Day...
...in the neighborhood.
And, yes, all those bright spots are galaxies.
UPDATE: Hmmm...I don't want to throw anybody off with the term "bright spots." What I mean to say is -- every single speck you see, no matter how faint, no matter how many might be piled upon one another -- is a galaxy, a huge body containing anywhere from 10 million to one trillion stars.
Okay, then. Just so we're all clear on the scale and/or scope. I figured we all were, but one can't be too careful with these things.
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The scientific and religious implications of this image and those like it are simply incomprehensible. This is a an awesome photo. Thanks for posting.
Posted by: DLittle![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.blog.speculist.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 21, 2007 06:11 AM
I had to dig through NASA Goddard's site, but I found the article this came from. Alas, it's just an artist's concept, not an actual image.
http:\\www.nasa.gov\centers\goddard\news\topstory\2004\0107filament.html
(Replace the slashes with the other type to make this link work.)
Still a cool desktop pic, though.
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June 21, 2007 09:43 PM
Doug --
Good call. This was posted up on Digg as a photographic image of the universe. Here's that same link with the slashes set right:
the link
Though a computer artist's illustration, this image was not created just from the artist's imagination. There's a lot of photographic and other data that inform what you see here.
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June 22, 2007 07:50 AM