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To: Hebrews 11:6

Obviously the image of “our galaxy” is either an artist’s rendition, or perhaps of a similar spiral galaxy to give an idea of where we sit.

One of the Voyager’s did pass out of our solar system a few years ago. IIRC it was still sending back data - but no photos. I think it may have been “shut down” in hopes of booting it up again at some time?


17 posted on 07/25/2020 3:55:18 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: 21twelve
Obviously the image of “our galaxy” is either an artist’s rendition, or perhaps of a similar spiral galaxy to give an idea of where we sit.

It is absolutely the standard photo of the Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way's sister and the only large galaxy anywhere near us, at only two million light-years' distance. The poster's contention that our star the Sun is of insignificant size in that photo, if true, means Hubble did not take it; but it certainly looks like a Hubble image to me. I think he's correct philosophically about our star's apparent insignificance without being correct technically.

22 posted on 07/25/2020 6:30:31 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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