Carina Nebula revealed in all its glory

[OwlHoot]

Seriously, now would be the time to buy some real estate on Mars or Titan if the opportunity is there.

It would be the modern day equivalent of buying the whole of Long Island off the local Red Indians for a few beads and axes back in the 16th century.

[EternalOptimist]

did you know-

you can get a star named after you - but what if they run out ?

well the universe is 10 billion human generations old, and if the earths poulation were 10 billion when the universer started and every person since then had a star named after him

we'd still only be about half way through.

so get your applicaton in quick

[northernladuk]

Should've gone to Specsavers.

Thats A Milky Way, not THE Milky Way. You fail...

[DimPrawn]

Light pollution is so bad around here that I can' t even see the Milky Way.

Should've gone to Specsavers.

[TimberWolf]

'They' reckon that the best observatory on Earth may also be the coldest but no-one has been there. It's called Ridge A, Antarctic.

[TimberWolf]

Light pollution is so bad around here that I can' t even see the Milky Way.

[TimberWolf]

Space is big, really big. And that place 7,500 light years away is just our galactic next door neighbour.

[Churchill]

A beautiful picture of the galaxy and you have to bring vagina in to the conversation.

One twat begat the other.

hth.

[AtW]

A beautiful picture of the galaxy and you have to bring vagina in to the conversation.

He meant heroin.

[scooterscot]

Carina Nebula would make a great name for the heroine in a sci-fi porno.

A beautiful picture of the galaxy and you have to bring vagina in to the conversation.

[doodab]

Carina Nebula would make a great name for the heroine in a sci-fi porno.

[scooterscot]

Wow - hard to even imagine what's out there waiting to be explored.

Difficult to take it all in.

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