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Re:Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy by _Microft on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @04:33AM (#18863503)
Re:Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy by Medox on Thursday January 10, 2019 @03:35AM (#18872402)
Reminds me of Gigapixels of Andromeda [4K]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udAL48P5NJU (listening with sound is a plus). Now imagine there are at least as many galaxies as dots of stars in these images from Hubble...
Re:Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy by phkahler on Thursday January 10, 2019 @10:33AM (#18874525)
What is that bright blob/nebula thing in the upper right of the zoomable image? That is really pretty. Also, if that's closer than the galaxy how come we can't resolve individual stars in the blue haze?
Re:Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy by Raphmedia on Thursday January 10, 2019 @10:43AM (#18874623)
NGC 604 — a gigantic gas cloud in the Triangulum Galaxy
Re:Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy by wpietri on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @11:42PM (#18871575)
It's really fun to zoom around.

Anybody know what the story is with the lens flare on some of the bigger/brighter objects? For some reason I expected that a Hubble image would be beyond such things.

Re:Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy by wlesieutre on Thursday January 10, 2019 @12:20AM (#18871723)
Caused by diffraction around structural supports for the optics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike

EDIT - for Hubble specifically, here’s an exploded view: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/exploded_view1/

The spikes are caused by the arms holding the secondary mirror.