I think I'm gonna need a bigger monitor...

...and a bigger house to put it in...

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"Have you seen the largest picture ever taken? For the record, it's a mammoth 1.5 billion pixel image (69,536 x 22,230) and requires about 4.3 GB disk space. Oh, and it'll take your breath away.

On January 5, NASA released an image of the Andromeda galaxy, our closest galactic neighbour, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The full image is made up of 411 Hubble images, takes you through a 100 million stars and travels over more than 40,000 light years. Well, a section of it anyway".

 

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-high-definition-panoramic-view-of-the-andromeda-galaxy/#.VMWJQS4_ZQh

 

 

puts things in perspective doesn't it...  :|

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Wow.  :omg:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Makes one realize how minuscule we are compared to the vastness of space. Great video! 

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Simply takes your breath away!!!  <3

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice, and we're just a tiny speck.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

im always baffled how clean those shots are; if you keep in mind hubble travels at 4,66 miles/s
And im having a hard time capturing a clean close up shot
Great post btw.  :thumbsup:
 

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting benmanns, reply 5

im always baffled how clean those shots are; if you keep in mind hubble travels at 4,66 miles/s
And im having a hard time capturing a clean close up shot
End of benmanns's quote

I think because of the huge distances involved, a close-up shot would still be some way off, therefore negating the effect of speed considerably... like when you see an aircraft at 30,000 feet and it seems to be moving quite slowly.  It is actuallyb traveling around 350 -400 miles an hour, or thereabouts.

Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ;P

BTW, syd, nice post... very humbling yet exciting. |-)

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think the new 72K monitors can handle this at full resolution.  Since they are only 13" wide the text might be a little mdifficult to read.   :grin: