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Anybody still think we are alone?
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14 years 11 months ago #83184
by Keith g
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Just have a look at the new Hubble deep field image just released, if you can download the high resolution image it's astounding the amount of galaxies there going back 13 billion years!
hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/01/image/a/
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14 years 11 months ago #83185
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After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say; "I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER".
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Absolutely jaw dropping Keith.
I have seen it stated that there are more stars in the known universe than all the grains of sand on all the beeches on Earth, I am not sure how factual that is but looking at this image I wouldn’t be surprised by that statement.
“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people”.
Carl Sagan
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I have seen it stated that there are more stars in the known universe than all the grains of sand on all the beeches on Earth, I am not sure how factual that is but looking at this image I wouldn’t be surprised by that statement.
“Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people”.
Carl Sagan
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After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say; "I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER".
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14 years 11 months ago #83186
by Derek Davey
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with all the countless stars out ther that have planets orbiting ther has to any amount of planets with life, the whole place is just to massive for ther not to be, i thinks anyway
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14 years 11 months ago #83188
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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re:Anybody still think we are alone?
That's a cracker of an image. I think it's astounding what Hubble has been able to capture after each service or addition. Remember the 'other' deep field shot, I think it was in 2004?
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14 years 11 months ago #83190
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That photo is a real "gobsmacker" - it really helps convey the staggering richness of the universe. Thanks for the link Keith. I now have 7,500 galaxies on my desktop background.
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