M51
Jul 5, 2019 13:19:59 #
tony85629
Loc: Sahuarita, Az
Whirpool Galaxy Interacting grand design spiral galaxy. Distance to Earth: 23.16 million light years.
Jul 5, 2019 13:20:57 #
This never fails to astound me. The distances are staggering. Great photo.
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burkphoto wrote:
At that distance, you’re no longer looking at what is, but what was!
Jul 5, 2019 15:10:19 #
burkphoto wrote:
At that distance, you’re no longer looking at what is, but what was!
Exactly right. The photo shows what it looked like 23 MILLION years ago. Who knows what it looks like now? Fantastic photo by the way!
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controversy
Loc: Wuhan, China
tony85629 wrote:
Whirpool Galaxy Interacting grand design spiral galaxy. Distance to Earth: 23.16 million light years.
Just saying...
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