Galaxies Away
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA)
Acknowledgment: J. Blakeslee (Washington State University)Explanation: This stunning group of galaxies is far, far away - about 450 million light-years from planet Earth - cataloged as galaxy cluster Abell S0740. Dominated by the cluster’s large central elliptical galaxy (ESO 325-G004), this sharp Hubble view takes in a remarkable assortment of galaxy shapes and sizes with only a few spiky foreground stars scattered through the field. The giant elliptical galaxy spans over 100,000 light years and contains about 100 billion stars, comparable in size to our own spiral Milky Way. The Hubble data reveal a wealth of detail in even these distant galaxies, including magnificent arms and dust lanes, star clusters, ring structures, and gravitational lensing arcs.
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Hufftard Thread Of The Day…
Nothing like painting all religion bad:
Israeli police stormed the grounds of Islam's third-holiest shrine Friday, firing stun grenades and tear gas to disperse thousands of Muslim worshippers who hurled stones, bottles and trash in an eruption of …
OprahÂ’s Obama Launches White House Bid Today…
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Sweet! Is that a picture straight from Hubble? They had an artists rendition a few months ago, was waiting for the real deal.
BSC: I believe it is - unless I read it wrong! lol It is nice isn’t it!
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Comparison- Guiliani v. Clinton; Democrats and Rep…
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John Edwards08 Blog: This Catholic Masquerade……
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Roots in Frozen Generation…
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“Kisses Sweeter Than Wine… “…
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Unscientific American…
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Laying Groundwork On Iran?…
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The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is Nari Barefoot….
Senate Democrats give Feinstein OK to hold hearing on Ramos-Compean…
Via World Net Daily
By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has received permission from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., to hold a hearing on the case.
“I strongly believe that the…
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