Nasa's Biggest Photo

needfx said:
yep

an excellent reminder of how insignificant we really are
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"E=MC2"

Some day, perhaps, some alien eye or eyes,
Blood red in cold and polished horny lids,
Set in a chitinous face
Will sweep the arch of some dark, distant sky
And see a nova flare,
A flick of light, no more.
A pinpoint on a photographic plate,
A foot-note in an alien chart of stars
Forgotten soon on miles of dusty shelves
Where alien beetles feed.
A meal for worms,
Sole epitaph
To mark the curious end of restless man,
Who for a second of galactic time
Floated upon a speck of cosmic dust
Around a minor sun.

-- Rosser Reeves (1961)
 
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needfx said:
yep

an excellent reminder of how insignificant we really are

good idea sharing
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I agree... but on the other hand we might also be a pretty special collection of critters. Not that there couldn't be other collections of unique creatures as well. Either way we could probably set a better example of how to make the best of what a planet has to offer to the universe. We too often act like no one's watching...

Thanks to the OP for the video link; it's a humbling and beautiful thing to watch.
 
I wonder how many GBs the file size is! :eek:

EDIT: Video said 4.3 GBs. That's actually lower than I thought it be. Still, it's amazing!

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I'm assuming you can't download it can you?
 
I don't see how a human being could view this image and not feel awe. It makes me feel reverent, that I am part of something like this. Interesting at the YouTube link, there were 46k up votes and 438 down votes. Really? Who gets negative vibes from something like this?

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Nasa Link- Note: the image (not the one above) is just a portion of Andromeda, yet it includes 100m+ stars.
 
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aaronvan said:
"E=MC2"

Some day, perhaps, some alien eye or eyes,
Blood red in cold and polished horny lids,
Set in a chitinous face
Will sweep the arch of some dark, distant sky
And see a nova flare,
A flick of light, no more.
A pinpoint on a photographic plate,
A foot-note in an alien chart of stars
Forgotten soon on miles of dusty shelves
Where alien beetles feed.
A meal for worms,
Sole epitaph
To mark the curious end of restless man,
Who for a second of galactic time
Floated upon a speck of cosmic dust
Around a minor sun.

-- Rosser Reeves (1961)
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Whoa

--Keanu Reeves (A Lot)

;)
 
Huntn said:
Can that be converted to JPEG, TIFF, or PNG?
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On the right side of the NASA page, you can download a smaller version in JPEG and TIFF.

If you really want to open the original 4.3 gig file, Photoshop should be able to open it if you've got enough horsepower.
 
yg17 said:
On the right side of the NASA page, you can download a smaller version in JPEG and TIFF.

If you really want to open the original 4.3 gig file, Photoshop should be able to open it if you've got enough horsepower.
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Thanks! :)
 
You can view it with this NASA/ESA zoomify website
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/zoomable/
 
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