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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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Now try to wrap your mind around this: This is a Hubble Telescope Ultradeep Field Infrared View of countless "Entire" galaxies billions of light years away:





Below is a close up of one of the darkest regions of the photo above.

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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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the galaxy is on orions belt
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Deception,Sep 3 2009, 08:26 PM
the galaxy is on orions belt
i know what you're trying to get at... you wear all black?
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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gangster son. road trip.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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in another life i want to be an astronomer. Nothing like going out into the country and lying on your back and counting the stars and constalations. Size is all relative, but its just insane to think about how much larger some of these planets and gaseous giants are, absolutely mind boggling.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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we are not the only ones.......
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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I wonder how long it would take a 747 to get just a quarter way around Antares and how many refuels
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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Damn. Antares rules all!
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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alderaan, death star
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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im naming my son Antares... get it
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