What an amazing image.

The BA said:

. . . when you point the monster Very Large Telescopes ginormous 8 meter mirror in that direction . . .

Missing apostrophe in Telescopes.

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In a million years or four, this whole thing will be gone.

*Tsk* There goes the neighbourhood.

Last night 200 miles from where I sit some very cool folks produced the worst telescope I have ever seen in a box and they asked me to assembled it. Happily and exactingly I did my best to assemble this . . . thing of beauty out in the woods for a gaggle of kids and when I bent in (gotta make sure the shortest one can see) and focused the telescope in on what I suspected was a planet among the Milky Way I achieved clarity rather shortly and a shooting star just flies across my preciously focused circle of light for 2-3 seconds and I said “I just saw a shooting star! In the telescope! That was amazing! Your next, go!” I was blown away. I was wrong to call it the “worst telescope I have ever seen”. Any telescope can be a good telescope or even a fantastic one of a kind priceless telescope on the right day

8 meters? Skilled operators? Skilled interpreters? Fantastic

It is more than just humbling to learn about the barred spiral we ride. Downtown in the realm of the nebula we can see. Outstanding.

a cosmic “j’accuse!“

Nice image.