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loganmadder (01/10/2016) [-] I see your ice and raise you the universe
www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/zoomable/
can somebody explain why there are so many lights though, im sure those aren't all stars
www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/zoomable/
can somebody explain why there are so many lights though, im sure those aren't all stars
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imthenewguy (01/10/2016) [-] Welcome to the wonderful world of image noise, my good man. It happens when the exposure times are way too ******* high for the camera's sensor to handle, or the exposure times are normal, but the sensor's light sensitivity was kicked into hyperdrive. Basically, what this does is: It creates a bunch of colored pixels that don't necessarily represent anything. It's kind of annoying when you try to take deep space pictures. If your camera settings are off, you'll get a bunch of noise.
For more info, refer to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_noise
For more info, refer to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_noise
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uninstall (01/10/2016) [-] yeah no homie, those are all stars/ other cosmic light-producing entities, which are in most ways very closely related to the formation and existence of stars. Also, judging by just the broad image alone, I'm going to let you in on another secret
this image is just of our galaxy alone. and not even a full image of it. There are about as many galaxies in existence as there are stars in this picture
this image is just of our galaxy alone. and not even a full image of it. There are about as many galaxies in existence as there are stars in this picture
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loganmadder (01/10/2016) [-] Didn't open it before I posted, legitimately just got shivers looking at the image with full zoom thinking about how many organisms or populated planets must be there right now
