Originally posted by WPRESTO The thing I always think but is hard to wrap my head around even though my minds know it full well, chances are those two galaxies look nothing like that at this moment. They have undergone 37 million years of change since they looked like that. The depths of time and the distances in space are abysses that many humans cannot fathom nor abide peering into.
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People living in M51, if there is any, are taking a look at our Earth through a Giant Telescope and they just see Brontosaurs,
Dinosaurs, Tyranosaurs, one " Whirlpooler " says to his friend « you see, nothing that looks like clever livings on Earth ! »
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M-1 Crab Nebula, apparent size
6'x4' magnit.
8,5 is only
6500 Light-Years from Earth ! It's the remains of the summer 1054
explosion of a SuperNova, Chinese astronomers said it was 6 times brighter than Venus and about as brilliant as the full Moon.
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F11+ Right Click + View Image :
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Messier-1 : Sky-Watcher 254/1200 + Samsung NX-mini at prime focus - No Filters used,
ISO 400 = 30 subs of 4 min. each Stacked + Levels to Highlight these Green Extensions.
2020 winter's weather conditions were totally appalling ( Windy ) hence the inflated stars.
I am the only one to show these Green Extensions around the left side of Crab Nebula !
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