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Sharpest view ever of the Andromeda galaxy (esahubble.org)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This zoomable picture of the Andromeda galaxy has insane detail. It really impressed me with the crazy amount of stars visible once you fully zoom in. And that is just a small section of one galaxy! Made me realise how unfathomable the total amount of stars in the universe really is

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you mean galaxy groups and clusters? As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing as a galaxy of galaxies.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It was purposefully typed in this way to hopefully better convey the sense of scale and achieve the impossible task of imagining such monstrous sizes. I wanted the reader to feel certain emotion.