So, I found this well and truly hilarious! (via knowyourmeme)
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Category: science
200,000 Galaxies
Mind = blown! A photo of 200,000 galaxies, a mere 0.004% of our sky.
These images were taken with VISTA, the European Southern Observatory’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), a 4.1 meter telescope in Chile. This huge image is actually composed of 6000 separate images, and is the single deepest infrared picture of the sky ever taken with this field of view. Hubble can get deeper, for example, but sees a much, much smaller part of the sky.
You can find the full, high rez version here. It’s worth a look, a very long one. (17,121 x 10,824 pixels & 250MBs)
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Isaac Asimov (via sirmitchell)
Scale of the Universe
Ever thought about how big the universe really is? Check out this rather cool little interactive animation that takes you on a breathtaking journey from string theory right up to the far edges of the universe.
You know, because it’s never too early in the morning to have your mind blown!
Infographic of the Day: Mapping the Universe
The term infographic is relatively new, but the art of visualising data and information in a simple and uncomplicated way, is not. I simply love early examples of data visualisation. The beautiful simplicity paired with intricate illustrations is completely inspirational. So it was with great delight that I stumbled across an article on Brain Pickings entitled - A Visual History of Mapping the Universe
The Astronomical Phenomena. (Tien Yuan Fa Wei). Compiled by Bao Yunlong in the 13th century. Ming Dynasty edition, 1457-1463.
