Thursday 7 May 2009

The Universe by the Hubble Space Telescope

Astronomers Select Top Ten Most Amazing Pictures
Taken by Hubble Space Telescope in
Last 16 Years

They illustrate that our universe is not only deeply strange, but also almost impossibly beautiful.' Michael Hanlon /AH 11/25/2006

After correcting an initial problem with the lens, when the Hubble Space Telescope was first launched in 1990, the floating astro-observatory began to relay back to Earth, incredible snapshots of the 'final frontier' it was perusing.

The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - 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.