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moonshinegnomie

(2,440 posts) Fri Sep 23, 2022, 01:51 PM Sep 2022

a plethora of galaxies

on the left is a galaxy known as NGC 7331 (it doesnt have another name). its surrounded by at least 4 other small galaxies. together they are known as teh deer lick group. NGC 7331 is "only" about 40M light years away while the others are 300M light years away.
In addition on the right is another group of galaxies known as stephens quintet. they are about 350M light years away

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a plethora of galaxies (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 OP

Thanks for your great photo, my dear moonshinegnomie! It's wonderful and also humbling. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2022 #1

another way of looking at it moonshinegnomie Sep 2022 #2

CaliforniaPeggy

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1. Thanks for your great photo, my dear moonshinegnomie! It's wonderful and also humbling.

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Fri Sep 23, 2022, 01:58 PM

Sep 2022

There are so many worlds out there! I can't even imagine how many, but it's obvious that we humans are distinctly in the minority!

moonshinegnomie

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2. another way of looking at it

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 23, 2022, 03:59 PM

Sep 2022

when the light we see from stephens quintet started heading to earth it was 50-100m years before the dinosaurs appeared.
4 legged animals were first starting to appear

makes you realize just how big the universe actually is

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