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Posted on 08/30/2026 1:12:54 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: If not the most grand, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view. Classified as an Sc galaxy, the grand design of M74's graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust lanes. Constructed from archival images, this sharp composite is from the Hubble Space Telescope. Spanning about 30,000 light-years across the face of M74, it includes exposures recording emission from hydrogen atoms, highlighting the reddish glow of the galaxy's large star-forming regions.
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Wow.
One of my screen-savers. It’ll take you away from here if you stare at it.
What is on the other side?
That is the fun part.
The Hubble Space Telescope can see a certain distance into the Universe. The new James Webb Space Telescope can see further. The Webb Telescope detects in the infrared. Webb is detecting things that "should not be there" according to the current theories. New, updated theories will result.
What is out there beyond the limits of the Webb Telescope?
We shall "see."
Now ponder that this photo shows
what it looked like 32 million years ago.
Very nice!
Looks like a Nautilus shell.
Same designer for both.
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A beautiful spiral!😀
WOW, think of all the solar systems that are in that. Like a bunch of planets ....
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