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Hubble detailed this intriguing star formation area. Below are successively wider-field images from Hubble and the Anglo-Australian Observatory. Outlines show the previous image's field of view.

Yes, someday the Hubble space telescope may be retired. Hopefully it won't be too soon.

1 posted on 08/15/2003 10:37:29 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 08/15/2003 10:43:11 PM PDT by petuniasevan (Used to have a handle on life, but recently it fell off.)
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I'm wondering...hubble has been out there for so many years...with all of the technological advances we've had since its creation, why not build a bigger, better, super duper hubble to the 3rd power?
5 posted on 08/16/2003 6:20:19 PM PDT by Capitalism2003
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