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mitch96

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11. "12.9 billion years for Earendel's light to reach Earth," This is just so amazing to me.

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 11:19 AM

Aug 2023

Last edited Fri Aug 11, 2023, 03:05 PM - Edit history (1)

I was looking up at Arteries in the western sky last nite. It's "only" about 6 million light years from earth. THAT blew me away.
The light traveled that far for so long to grace the retina in my little head and be recognized.
The other thing that blows me away about what these telescopes see in the spectrum of the materials in these ancient stars. What they are made of is the same stuff we are made of.
We are basically made of stardust
This matter, this stardust flows from place to place and momentarily comes together
to be you and me...
Just amazing...
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Earendel revealed: James Webb Space Telescope lifts veil on the most distant star known in the unive [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP

K n R ! Thanks for posting!... JoeOtterbein Aug 2023 #1

Mind boggling. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2023 #2

How cool is that? dlk Aug 2023 #3

Looking at pics like this... First Speaker Aug 2023 #4

This freaks me out! SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2023 #5

Are these distances even possible in Star Trek? Pas-de-Calais Aug 2023 #6

So fascinating MuseRider Aug 2023 #7

How trippy is this! calimary Aug 2023 #8

Lovely Elvish name! Hekate Aug 2023 #9

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2023 #10

"12.9 billion years for Earendel's light to reach Earth," This is just so amazing to me. mitch96 Aug 2023 #11