The Big Picture

[FourScore]

Take a moment to enjoy the grandeur and beauty:





The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across






"Even a relatively quiet day on the Sun is busy. This ultraviolet image shows bright, glowing arcs of gas flowing around the sunspots."






"The Voyager spacecraft captured this picture of Saturn's nightside in November 1980. The giant planet's shadow is cast across its bright rings. Since only the dayside of Saturn is visible from Earth, telescopes here could never capture an image like this."






The Cassini photographed Saturn while the sun was behind it. This picture was taken in a series of 165 images which were put together into this stunning mosaic.



On Edit:
Sometimes, the news and the politics, the anger and the frustration I feel after reading post after post of what goes on in this world and with this administration...it gets so overwhelming. I think, at times, we must stop and look at the big picture. It can help us to rejuvenate ourselves. My blessings to all of those who care so deeply at DU.

[durtee librul]

1. Maybe somebody from one of these places

can come and save us from derrchimpster....

[durtee librul]

2. delete dupe

[Rex]

3. Wow!

Beautiful pictures of our Universe!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. All Of Those Are Fuckin Awesome! I LOVE Stuff Like That. Can Look At Different Pics For Hours On

end.

You are right. There is a much bigger picture than many of us see.

[FourScore]

11. I love this sort of thing, too.

Puts things into perspective.

:toast:

[rubberducky]

5. Thank you for posting these pics!

God, how breathtakingly beautiful!!

[Cyrano]

9. These photos tend to put things in perspective.

Who knows how many of the countless planets out there, circling those billions upon billions of stars, might contain life? Some may even have intelligent life. Too bad it's in such short supply here, on the minuscule speck of sand that we call Earth.

[CrispyQ]

6. That first one is sensational!!

:thumbsup:

I could look at this type of stuff all day & never get bored.

[rhiannon55]

7. I am humbled and my perspective is restored

Thank you.

[Grandrose]

8. Gorgeous and Humbling

Those pictures are so beautiful, it's downright scary.

[Mythsaje]

10. I had the first one as my wallpaper for several months...

Recently changed to a cool 3D seascape.

[FourScore]

12. It is a shame that this didn't get more notice.

It's falling like a stone.

I don't get it. Sometimes, I'll post a joke, or an article I've noticed, or a rant and it will shoot straight to the greatest page. Other times, I'll actually put some time and effort into my post (like this one). I'll search the internet for that perfect something; yet, in the end, it goes nowhere. Oh well, DU is certainly an interesting place.

[k_jerome]

13. kick. nt

[rhiannon55]

14. Kick

Too awesome to miss. Kicking this post back up there.

Recommending, too. :hi:

[FourScore]

15. Thanks.

:hi:

[hopeisaplace]

16. Wow, and they can't invent Shoescanning Machines

that work.
or alternative sources of energy?
or a product that really straightens curly hair without a flat-iron.

Love the photos. Gorgeous. :)

[magellan]

17. Humbling and thought provoking

I'm usually up overnight so I like to gaze at the heavens when we walk the dogs. (Or gods. lol) That, and pictures like these, always help me gain some perspective. Thanks for sharing them.

edited: I'm insignificant but spelling things correctly is important. :)

[FourScore]

18. Kick for the morning crowd. n/t