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Zooming on the star cluster Terzan (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2016 OP
Now do that to the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #1
Thanks for posting. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2016 #2
#wearenotaloneintheuniverse Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #3
Man, that's a lot of stars ffr Sep 2016 #4
The human ego..... zwyziec Sep 2016 #5
Moving. byronius Sep 2016 #6

ffr

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4. Man, that's a lot of stars
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 12:12 PM
Sep 2016

Possibly a lot of solar systems too, with rocky planets circling them.

It boggles the mind.

zwyziec

(173 posts)
5. The human ego.....
Wed Sep 14, 2016, 12:45 PM
Sep 2016

is as large as this very small segment of the universe. How insignificant we are......like a bird fart in a spring gale.

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