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There is a zoomable view at https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1901a/zoomable/ https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1901a/zoomable/

• wpietri 8y ago
  It's really fun to zoom around. Anybody know what the story is with the lens flare on some of the bigger/brighter objects? For some reason I expected that a Hubble image would be beyond such things.
  • wlesieutre 8y ago
    Caused by diffraction around structural supports for the optics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike EDIT - for Hubble specifically, here’s an exploded view: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/exploded_view1/ https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/exploded_view1/ The spikes are caused by the arms holding the secondary mirror.
• Medox 8y ago
  Reminds me of Gigapixels of Andromeda [4K]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udAL48P5NJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udAL48P5NJU (listening with sound is a plus). Now imagine there are at least as many galaxies as dots of stars in these images from Hubble...
• phkahler 8y ago
  What is that bright blob/nebula thing in the upper right of the zoomable image? That is really pretty. Also, if that's closer than the galaxy how come we can't resolve individual stars in the blue haze?
  • Raphmedia 8y ago
    NGC 604 — a gigantic gas cloud in the Triangulum Galaxy
  • deleted 8y ago
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