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by steeljam
Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:36 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble (2011 Oct 29)
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Re: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble (2011 Oct 29)

I love the images that appear in APOD. Many images like the one here feature galaxies. What I have a problem with understanding and imaging the scale. When I look at the galaxy I can see starts and some misty stuff. But I know the stars must be something more and the mist is actually lots of stars. ...