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07/13/2018 02:32:09 PM |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Are some of the other bigger blotches galaxies? |
No, this is looking almost directly at the center of our own galaxy, so anything in the distance beyond would be obscured by gas and dust. Those dark patches aren't empty space, but massive clouds of dust that hide the stars behind them. Everything you see here is part of the Milky Way. The two nebulae are about 4,000 light years away, and most of the bright stars are foreground objects a few dozen to few hundred light years away.
Message edited by author 2018-07-13 14:33:48. |
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07/13/2018 01:10:02 PM |
| Are some of the other bigger blotches galaxies? |
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07/13/2018 11:28:23 AM |
| Wow, just about covers it, just WOW! |
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