Thread: Spectacular Hubble image of spiral galaxy in Coma Cluster
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Old 27-February-2009, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff View Post
This image of NGC 4921, a large but gas-anemic spiral galaxy in the Coma Cluster ~320 million light years distant, is a recently released composite from the Advanced Camera for Surveys (dead since 2007) on-board the Hubble Space Telescope. The detail within the galaxy is exquisite and the numbers of background galaxies through cosmic space and time is jaw dropping. Get the large image or use the zoom facility. Enjoy! ,,,
Oh! Such Magnificence!

Thank you for sharing it Spaceman Spiff Sire!

I am filing it prominently.
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