STUNNING Images Of Spiral Galaxy 50MILLION Light Years Away!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:28 pm

It can usually only be seen as a faint fuzzy spot through the
average telescope, but these stunning images show just how magnificent
the spiral galaxy NGC 7331 can be.

The galaxy is around 50million light years away in the northern
constellation, Pegasus, and is similar in size to our own 'Milky Way'
galaxy.

The long-exposure photographs were taken with a LAICA camera (Large
Area Imager) by the Calar Alto Observatory, based in southern Spain,
who attached a camera to a 3.5m telescope to capture the impressive
shots.

The outstanding spiral structure of NGC 7331 is seen shining behind a
number of stars belonging to our galaxy the Milky Way, and in front of
a rich background populated by an overwhelming variety of distant
galaxies.

A thin haze of the ghostly, fuzzy and dusty nebulae known as galactic
cirrus is visible. The diffuse clouds are made up from dust, complex
organic molecules and gas.

NGC 7331 was discovered by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel in 1784. The
sharpness of the images are believed to represent the deepest view of
the region to date.

STUNNING Images Of Spiral Galaxy 50MILLION Light Years Away!!!!!!! DivX

by **TREND$ETTER** Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:19 pm

once again BOO Professor L.I. lol

STUNNING Images Of Spiral Galaxy 50MILLION Light Years Away!!!!!!!

STUNNING Images Of Spiral Galaxy 50MILLION Light Years Away!!!!!!!

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