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Yes, if we were to take our best image ever, the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field and multiply it by the whole sky, we would likely see 176 billion galaxies using that
by dougmwne 4y ago
Yes, if we were to take our best image ever, the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field and multiply it by the whole sky, we would likely see 176 billion galaxies using that same telescope and exposure. That could be considered a lower limit. But we also have models of mass and galaxy formation that suggest the number of galaxies within the observable universe is many times larger, maybe up to 2 trillion. Hubble cannot see everything at every wavelength, even if we have unobstructed line of sight to it.