http://zebu.uoregon.edu/1997/images/hubbledeep.jpg
It's called the Hubble Deep Field. It was an image made of a tiny point of sky, that appeared completely black to the naked eye. Using the Hubble Telescope, multiple exposures over many orbits were made, creating this image. Just about every dot, spot, smudge, and hazy patch is a galaxy! To me, the image has implications that are difficult to even express. The phrase 'Worlds without end' never had such a deep meaning to me before. If a tiny pinpoint of sky has THIS, then, spread over the whole sky...it's just unbelievable. I feel something akin to religious awe, though I'm not religious. It's like trying to contemplate forever, like looking Infinity straight in the eye. What do you think?
2007-10-17 21:04:02 · 8 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Amazingly there's an even better one. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hubble_ultra_deep_field.jpg
2007-10-17 23:08:00 · update #1
It's an absolutely extraordinary photograph. And, the 'oldest' photograph ever taken. The Hubble Deep Field and The Pale Blue Dot* in partiular are very strange, emotive images to me.
If you hold up you arm straight and point your little finger at a patch of sky, then that is roughly the scope of the Hubble image in question. It's a minute area of space, and is full with myriad galaxies, some so old as to have irregular shapes before gravity has properly moulded them into distintive shapes. It really is mind boggling.
2007-10-17 21:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by Golgi Apparatus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is mind-boggling to see all those galaxies, isn't it!!
The knowledge we have gleaned from photos like this is staggering. And people say that the Hubble was a waste of money that could have been used right here on Earth.
2007-10-18 08:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had seen some similar pictures, but that is a great one. Thanks for putting it on.
If you took a small point of black on that picture and used a stronger telescope I think we would just repeat the amazement....just my guess.
I wonder if we would ever come to just black nothingness?
2007-10-17 21:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by andyg77 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It just give you a small taste of just how huge the whole universe is.
2007-10-17 21:09:29 · answer #4 · answered by Tony W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i nevr saw it earlier..thanx 4 sharing !
2007-10-18 02:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
That site has a new astronomy picture every day.
2007-10-17 23:38:07 · answer #6 · answered by acamar_sirus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its beautiful......that i never seen before
2007-10-17 23:12:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anne R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I own all them galaxy's btw... im undeertaking a project right now, im taking gatherers to take over the milkey way.... you up for it????
2007-10-17 22:08:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋