Hubble's 15th!
Happy Anniversary Hubble!
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for 15 years, and has taken more than 700,000 images. For Hubble's 15th Anniversary, scientists released an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, which is "among the largest and sharpest Hubble has ever taken". According to The Hubblesite.org, "The images are so incredibly sharp, they could be enlarged to billboard size and still retain stunning details."
It's just too bad, that budget cuts have forced NASA to scrap plans to Service Hubble ... or we'd continue to get spectacular images such as these for the foreseeable future.
Whirlpool Galaxy
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for 15 years, and has taken more than 700,000 images. For Hubble's 15th Anniversary, scientists released an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, which is "among the largest and sharpest Hubble has ever taken". According to The Hubblesite.org, "The images are so incredibly sharp, they could be enlarged to billboard size and still retain stunning details."
It's just too bad, that budget cuts have forced NASA to scrap plans to Service Hubble ... or we'd continue to get spectacular images such as these for the foreseeable future.
Whirlpool Galaxy
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