Science
Related: About this foruma universe of galaxies
ive been using a remote telescope (telescope.live) to download data for astrophotography that i can then process however i choose. I used data from an area of the sky i knew to be rich in galaxies and after processing them i used a technique called plate solving to label the galaxies in the photo. the tiny pinpoint galaxies are all on the order of 300 million light years away,the large galaxies are in the area of 20 million light years away
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https://flic.kr/p/2oD36G5
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)3catwoman3
(25,456 posts)What are all the green lines?
When you zoom in, the text appears to be the names of known galaxies or other things that are out there.
moonshinegnomie
(2,916 posts)3catwoman3
(25,456 posts)...enlarge enough to see that on my laptop. I'll try my husband's desk top.
Deuxcents
(19,757 posts)I look at these photos and Im lost for a word that expresses wonderment, excitement and lack of knowledge for such a vast universe. Humans have always had an exploration gene in our DNA but Im not sure about finding it all out there!
twodogsbarking
(12,228 posts)ProfessorGAC
(69,923 posts)I'll have to revisit this thread on my laptop to see it on a bigger screen.