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The Deepest Photo Ever Taken

Posted by timothy on from the whoah-dude-that's-deeeeep dept.

Astroturtle writes "Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope's powerful new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) have taken the deepest visible-light image ever made of the sky. The 3.5-day (84-hour) exposure captures stars as faint as 31st magnitude, according to Tom M. Brown (Space Telescope Science Institute), who headed the eight-person team that took the picture."

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  1. Commence with the porn jokes! by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Redundant

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  2. Re:"Deep" Photo by shamilton · · Score: 1, Redundant

    They took it from space.

    What I find fascinating is that they were able to keep the telescope still for that long. With a field of view that low, even microscopic rotations could ruin the shot.

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